For Get Grants’ upcoming Meet the Expert event, they will be joined by Mick McGrath, Development Officer at Locality, who will share more about Locality and the support available to community organisations, charities and social enterprises.
About Locality
Manchester City Council (MCC) wishes to commission a service which can meet the following key objectives:
Public Health at Manchester City Council are looking for new VCSE reps for a new Trauma Steering Group that will sit under Making Manchester Fairer.
Manchester has an ambition to be a trauma aware and trauma responsive City. As part of the next phase of this work the Public Health team at Manchester City Council are setting up a trauma steering group that will feed into the Making Manchester Fairer Programme Board.
Do you want to help make Manchester a fairer place to live?
The Making Manchester Fairer Programme Board looking for new volunteer members to join them. To apply, you must:
This is a chance to help tackle health inequalities in the city. Health inequalities mean that some people have poorer health and shorter lives than others.
Manchester City Council are consulting on Manchester's Publication Local Plan. The Plan will set out a framework for how land in Manchester should be developed and will guide decisions on planning applications. It will include policies on new housing, employment and shops, green spaces and the environment and leisure uses as well as infrastructure needs. It will fit with other strategies that deliver the vision of the Council.
Duncan Craig OBE, Co-chair of GM VCFSE Safer and Stronger Communities Leadership Group has released an update on the Greater Manchester Readiness for Prison Releases.
Launched in July 2019, the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter is a membership and assessment scheme aimed at elevating employment standards across all sectors and geographies of Greater Manchester. The Charter was developed through a process of co-production with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, and also after two rounds of public consultation.
Are you passionate about making Manchester fairer? Manchester City Council are looking for four Manchester residents who care about tackling poverty to help shape and support the city’s new Anti-Poverty Strategy. Successful applicants will join the Anti-Poverty Insight Group to share their views and experiences and make sure the voices of people living on low incomes are heard.
Join Resolve Poverty for a free 1 hour and 30 minutes webinar exploring how to use poverty data effectively to inform local anti-poverty action.
This training is ideal for professionals involved in making Section 17 referrals, working with families who need Section 17 support, or challenging refusals. It provides you with the knowledge and tools to ensure families receive the support they are entitled to, and to effectively advocate when support is inadequate. Please note, there will be only a brief overview of Section 17, so it’s best suited for those already familiar with the topic.
The session will explore: