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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe Campaign to End Loneliness believes that loneliness is not inevitable and the third age can be the best age.
The Campaign to End Loneliness is now shaping their strategy for beyond 2017 and invite you to give your ideas about what they should do next. You’ll also get the chance to win one of three £50 John Lewis vouchers in their prize draw.
New Cross is at the north-eastern fringe of the city centre bounded by Swan Street to the south, Livesey Street to the north, Rochdale Road and Bromley Street to the west and Oldham Road to the east.
Manchester City Council is asking for your views on their proposals about how the area could be developed and transformed into a successful, distinctive residential and commercial neighbourhood.
The needs of service users are increasing and becoming more complex, and the majority of organisations rarely achieve full cost recovery on the contracts they deliver.
The draft Levels of Need document aims to set out a clear, understandable description of the level of need that should be present in order to access certain levels of services across the city. It will be discussed at the Early Help Summit on the 14 May.
We’ve just updated our Groups and Volunteers data on our website for January to March 2015, which you can view here
Manchester City Council have published their Market Position Statement for Care and Support 2015/16 and anyone with an interest in the future of care and support in Manchester should read it. Manchester's aim is "to forge a new relationship with its partners to benefit all who need care". The Market Position Statement describes the commissioning approach, the context for commissioning and some of the key issues that Manchester needs to address.
Like many other local groups Macc is determined to ensure that it continues to operate in the city and that we meet the current and future needs of the sector as efficiently and effectively as possible. We are currently investigating opportunities to re-locate our offices through the potential transfer of assets from Manchester City Council.
During February 2015 Macc undertook an extensive survey to gather important views and opinions from our members, customers and stakeholders. 266 groups and individuals participated through an online questionnaire, focus groups and interviews.
Investigations into abuse in children’s homes and schools from the Department for Education
This is a statement regarding investigations relating to Jimmy Savile and a number of children’s homes and schools in England. Click here to read the report
Nesta and the Open Data Institute are running an open data challenge on the theme of jobs. They are inviting teams to develop products and services which answer the question: How can we use open data to help people get better jobs or create new jobs?
The Jobs Open Data Challenge invites startups, established businesses, social enterprises, community groups and individuals to build products and services using open data which help people get better jobs or create new jobs.
‘If it’s not better, it’s not the end’ Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
in Gangs and Groups: one year on report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner is a follow up to the ‘If only someone had listened’ inquiry into CSE in groups and gangs, in which the OCC recommended the implementation of the See Me, Hear Me framework.
This report documents the progress made by government, LSCBs and police forces in tackling CSE in the last year.
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