New Economy Programme
The Spring 2021 programme of New Economy Programme webinars is underway, offering capacity-building training for local communities, democratic businesses, third sector organisations, and activists.
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The Spring 2021 programme of New Economy Programme webinars is underway, offering capacity-building training for local communities, democratic businesses, third sector organisations, and activists.
The Big Lunch is the UK’s annual big date to celebrate and give thanks to our neighbours and communities. People meet, chat and have fun in their neighbourhoods, annually fundraising £8m for local causes they care about. The Big Lunch is your chance to celebrate community connections and get to know one another a little better. The big date is 5-6 June - join in online, on your doorstep, or over the fence.
In the latest GM Poverty Action newsletter CEO Graham Whitham looks at the latest official poverty statistics and the scale of inequality in the UK. GMPA have also shared their Impact Report 2017 – 2020. Dr Andrea Barry from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation writes about gender parity and David Bradley reports on the cost of learning in lockdown, updating the research carried out by the Child Poverty Action Group and Children North East.
The main purpose of the Community Learning Fund (CLF) is to reach disadvantaged communities and individuals, to enable them to participate in learning and to progress towards further learning and/or sustainable employment.
The aim of the fund is to build the skills levels of Manchester residents while complementing other available provision and providing progression routes to further learning, employment and volunteering.
The ESF Community Grant Programme is already helping many people in Greater Manchester who face additional barriers in the workplace to improve their employability and gain employment.
The Skelton Charity are a grant making trust which supports registered charities in the north west of England working to provide greater opportunities for and to improve the lives of children, the elderly and the disabled and their carers.
Lloyds Bank Foundation fund small and local charities, investing in their work helping people overcome complex social issues across England and Wales. Lloyds Bank Foundation support charities with an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million with a proven track record of helping people on a journey of positive change through in-depth, holistic and person-centred support.
This toolkit has been developed by Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership for the benefit of our health and care workforce, including colleagues in the NHS and social care, as well as those in the voluntary sector, those delivering health and care services in the private sector and our unwaged workforce too.
Northmoor Community Association (Northmoor Community Centre, 95-97 Northmoor Road, Longsight, M12 5RT) is reopening on 12 April to deliver:
Next Step project
The project is open to everyone aged 16+ and provides advice and support with:
Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society is offering a gentle gardening volunteering workshop for the over 50's. Beneficiaries will be guided in designing and creating a sensory garden, no previous experience is required. It is hoped that the attendees will be motivated for weekly visits to maintain the garden.