Greater Manchester’s young people say: Be greater than violence
Young people have shared their stories of hope and aspiration as part of a new campaign to help others steer clear of violence and achieve their future.
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Young people have shared their stories of hope and aspiration as part of a new campaign to help others steer clear of violence and achieve their future.
In Place of War’s (IPOW) Open Call is for creative practitioners (e.g. artists, makers and curators) in Greater Manchester with a heritage of forced displacement (e.g. migrant, exile, refugee or person seeking asylum), who are looking to develop their entrepreneurial skills and professional opportunities in the creative industries.
Applications for artists to be part of the 2022 Manchester Open Exhibition are now open.
Submissions are open to all, including those who may already identify as artists and those who might not, working in any medium. It is free to submit work for consideration, although HOME encourages donations in order to support their outreach and engagement programme.
“The top of my priority list at the moment is how we can sustain and improve specialist Domestic Abuse prevention and support services over the longer term. There are so many parts to this puzzle that it, at times, feels a bit overwhelming. Take for example, the growing concern across the violence against women and girls sector that our specialist services will be sidelined in the face of cost saving, poorer quality initiatives. Initiatives that we believe will fail to meet the complex and unique needs of survivors escaping life threatening abuse.
Justlife’s mission is to make people’s experience of temporary accommodation short, safe and healthy. Would you like to join their Board of Trustees and play a vital part in making this happen?
In the latest GM Poverty Action newsletter they report on the Food Security Pilot project tool that enables those who refer people to foodbanks to identify income maximisation advice.
There is an update on the Greater Manchester Real Living Wage City Region campaign and the date for the next meeting.
Are you a legally constituted charity, voluntary sector organisation, or social enterprise?
Do you require support for the development of your charity or social enterprise?
Apply for funding of up to £10,000 for community projects in the Granada region that promote a healthy heart.
The Peter Kershaw Memorial Bursary is an annual award made by the Trustees in memory of the Trust's benefactor. The bursary is intended to fund the costs of a youth leader, though other forms of youth work will be considered.
Organisations with charitable status in Greater Manchester are invited to apply for the bursary, which will be awarded on the basis of up to £25,000 for year 1, £15,000 for year 2 and £10,000 for year 3.
The Greater Manchester Active Neighbourhoods project team invites advocates of Active Neighbourhoods projects across Greater Manchester to come together.