The GM VCFSE Leadership Group have published a new paper on the role of the VCFSE sector in Greater Manchester for colleagues in the public sector to help them understand the potential role/s that our sector could have in delivering the commitments and outcomes of the Greater Manchester strategy.
It’s also a chance for public sector officers to find out how to building relationships with the VCFSE sector.
Read it here
Voluntary and community sector offers ‘Five ways to build resilience’ in report aimed at turning lessons from last summer’s racist riots into action to protect communities in future.
The Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership and research and innovation organisation Neighbourly Lab release a new report highlighting five ways communities can bolster their resilience against riots, should they happen in future.
Greater Manchester faces a growing housing crisis, but Our Front Door is working to change that. This event, hosted in collaboration with Greater Manchester Community Led Homes, aims to bring together key voices from across the community – those shaping policy, driving local initiatives, and working towards innovative housing solutions – to explore how we can successfully transform vacant properties into community-led housing.
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As part of the Greater Manchester Refugee Welcome Programme, Manchester City Council (MCC) wishes to grant fund two lead voluntary, community, faith sector (VCFS) organisations to provide a service which integrates ESOL, Employability and Integration support for people seeking asylum and refugees.
The Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group have written an open letter to Greater Manchester Commissioners calling for urgent action to support and protect the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector following years of systemic underfunding, recent disinvestment, delayed commissioning decisions, and new financial pressures.
We are pleased to say that the St Thomas Centre in Ardwick will continue to serve as a vital hub for voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Greater Manchester. Following the closure of GMCVO, we can now announce that agreement has been reached for Macc to take over responsibility for the Centre, safeguarding this important resource for our sector.
With the recent release of the government’s English Devolution White Paper, the first step of a process that will see a Bill move through parliament next year, 2025 presents a huge opportunity to ensure that policy change really gives local people more power to shape their places.
Join Power to Change and We’re Right Here for this webinar to learn about how you can get involved in the campaign and make 2025 the year of community power.
The Home Office is now using a digital system - eVisas - to replace physical proof of immigration status. Greater Manchester Aid Unit (GMIAU) know that not everyone will have managed to access their eVisa, or may not be aware they need to, and that this may now be affecting their access to services, employment, benefits, and housing.
From the 9 January 2025, GMIAU is offering free support sessions to help people to access their eVisa. The sessions will run every Thursday until 27 March 2025, between 10am-3pm at GMIAU’s offices: 1 Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 4QS.
Join GM4Women2028 for their 7th Pankhurst-Fawcett Scorecard Data Reveal, which will present the latest insights into the experiences of women and girls across Greater Manchester. Over the past seven years, GM4Women2028 have been closely tracking ten key indicators through national databases and academic research to provide a clearer understanding of gender equality in our region.
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.