We recently sent out a Stakeholder Survey asking for your comments and views as we need to make decisions about how we address our reducing funds and the need to change the way we operate in order to continue to meet the demand for our support.
Manchester Met University are launching the Community Research Awards.
Manchester Met University have funding for up to four research projects to work in partnership with local community groups in the Manchester Local Authority area. 
Through the scheme, Manchester Met University can provide you with an experienced researcher who can help develop the scope for research in your organisation and then carry out that research for you.
This briefing is the first in a series of Macc briefings that will cover the predicted central government funding cuts on Manchester City Council in the year 2016/17 and how these cuts may impact on Manchester's Voluntary and Community Sector. It can be downloaded here.
There’s a report in today’s Manchester Evening News which tells about further massive cuts to mental health services in Manchester and that the Manchester Health and Social Care Trust is expected to close down completely.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nhs-trust-axed-manchester-crisis-10348427
Our open data on groups and volunteers has been updated and added to our website.
How do we make Manchester the best it can be up to 2025? The Manchester Leader Forum have drafted strategy with help from many groups and they would like your views and ideas.
The Manchester Leaders Forum, which has developed the Manchester strategy, will oversee the development of a detailed shorter term plan that will identify actions to support the overall aims. Key organisations and individuals across the city, from the public and voluntary sectors, from businesses and the arts all have a part to play.
The second newsletter of the Living Longer, Living Better programme is now available. Living Longer, Living Better is the Health and Social Care integration strategy for Manchester. The key project is the development of One Team - 12 patch-based integrated health and social care teams. The project is supported by a practitioner design team and the newsletter gives updates on each of the project work-streams.
Would you like to take part in a discussion group about co-producing a social research training programme for community groups in Greater Manchester?
We have written an open letter to both Manchester City and Manchester United Football Clubs, and would love you to add your name if you are a fan of either team.
Please comment below or email admin@gmlivingwage.org with your name and how you'd like to appear on the letter, i.e. with your position in an organisation, or simply as a fan of one of the clubs.
If you share this on social media please use #ManCityUnitedLW
"Dear Khaldoon Al Mubarak and Ed Woodward,
Press release from RAPAR:
'The dead baby boy washed up on the the beach in Kos a few days ago -www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34479482 -is further strengthening Greater Manchester’s commitment to extending real solidarity to the people who are refugees.
This autumn, 169 people including 44 children are reported have been downed or missing in the Aegean Sea.
Next Saturday, 17th October, we will be taking our solidarity from Greater Manchester to Calais.