The Royal Literary Fund has worked with Communities First for several years, offering free workshops in writing skills, led by our professional writers. We also work with Recovery Colleges, the NHS, unions and the voluntary sector.
In the eight episode of Season 9, the season finale, of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Judy Vickers, Executive Officer of Lifeshare and Spirit of Manchester Award nominee.
On 21 February 2025 Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity are hosting the Manchester Sleep Out at Depot Mayfield, a powerful overnight fundraising challenge event that raises awareness and vital funds for the 23,000 young people Centrepoint predict will face homelessness this winter.
The Manchester Sleep Out is more than a fundraiser – it’s a chance for local communities to come together and show their commitment to ending youth homelessness.
What is Sleep Out?
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Faith and Belief organisations and networks contribute in many different ways to society, especially to those most disadvantaged. This includes people experiencing homelessness as well as those seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants, many of whom are facing such challenging times. For those who face barriers to mainstream or local authority services, for example if they have no recourse to public funds, it is often Faith and Belief that people turn to. They are trusted, embedded in communities in a unique way and can offer spiritual, emotional and practical advice, guidance and care.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have commissioned a review into the collaboration and partnership work being conducted in Greater Manchester across the areas of Modern Slavery, homelessness, and migration and asylum.
The University of Manchester is leading this review and has developed a brief survey to get a sense of which organisations are collaborating in the above-mentioned areas.
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In Season 9 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe collaborates with the Spirit of Manchester Awards to feature interviews with award winners and nominees from the city's voluntary and community sector.