**NOW CLOSED TO APPLICATIONS**
Five £1,000 Spirit of Manchester grants are available to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the city that work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Aims
Across Manchester’s VCSE sector, there are many local organisations whose work helps make Manchester a place where refugees and asylum seekers feel understood, accepted and supported. This work is driven by key principles such as:
- Accepting people as they are without question or judgement
- Building personal connections, empathy and a sense of equality and community
- Empowering people to achieve physical and mental wellbeing and to feel safe
- Providing opportunities to pursue positive futures
With the recent crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine – as well as the ongoing challenges of Covid-19 – the organisations which support refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester are needed more than ever.
The aim of this fund is simply to put some much needed resources into those organisations and capture stories which will raise awareness of the issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers and the work which is being done to provide support, safety and welcome.
The deadline for completed applications to be submitted via [email protected] is 12 noon (midday) on Thursday 28 April 2022.