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GM Poverty Action Newsletter 22 April 2020

24 Apr 2020 - 10:20 by michelle.foster

GM Poverty ActionIn the latest newsletter GM Poverty Action ask could you support them to continue the fight against poverty. There is information about their role within the GM Food Response Core Team and their recruitment of a Food Poverty Coordinator to support this response and take forward the GM Food Poverty Action Plan. The newsletter also looks at GMPA’s calls for government support for low income families.

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Community wealth building in the time of Covid-19

23 Apr 2020 - 14:34 by michelle.foster

CLESThe Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) have released two papers that outline the challenges facing local governments as they begin to formulate their economic response to the Covid-19 crisis, the necessity to build back better and practical actions for local leaders as they move towards just recovery and profound reform.

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Statement to the VCSE sector from Manchester City Council and Manchester Health and Care Commissioning

6 Apr 2020 - 09:29 by michelle.foster

This statement is from Joanne Roney OBE, Chief Executive at MCC, Cllr Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader of the Council (Executive Member for the VCSE), and Claire Yarwood, Acting Chief Accountable Officer at Manchester Health & Care Commissioning (MHCC).

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Race equality and migrant rights organisations call for independent review into institutional racism in the Home Office

23 Mar 2020 - 15:40 by michelle.foster

RunnymedeFollowing the publication of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, 15 race equality and migrant rights organisations (full list below) have today called for an independent review into the extent of institutional racism in the Home Office and whether its immigration policies are in accordance with equality law around racial discrimination.

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ACORN's petition to protect renters

23 Mar 2020 - 13:07 by michelle.foster

ACORN is currently pushing for the government to protect renters against the economic impact that the outbreak may have on them. The petition calls on the Government to enact temporary rent freezes for renters suffering with the virus or self isolating for the period of their self isolation and recovery. The measures brought in on 18 March banning any applications for new evictions in the next 3 months still compel renters to repay any rent payments they can't afford at this time through a future payment plan.

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Surveys launched to help respond to the Coronavirus outbreak

18 Mar 2020 - 15:30 by michelle.foster

GM Poverty ActionThe Coronavirus is having a huge impact across GM Poverty Action’s network. Public, private and VCSE sector organisations are thinking about how they maintain and adapt services to response to emerging needs. The situation will have a significant impact on people experiencing poverty, and on responses to poverty, both in the short and long-term.

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Support your community projects with great tasting surplus food

12 Mar 2020 - 16:01 by michelle.foster

Food DropFood Drop, a platform that ensures unsold food from the high street goes to local charities, is coming to Manchester.

Cafes and restaurants are often forced to throw away perfectly edible food at the end of the day. Food Drop makes it easy for this food to be collected by nearby charities, helping reduce food waste and strengthen local communities.

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