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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe mid-summer newsletter features the launch of a Mini Poverty Monitor. GM Poverty Action have set up this page to support people in their network who wish to access key data relating to poverty quickly and easily. The data presented is not an exhaustive list, but a snapshot of some of the key local poverty metrics. 
The Personal Centred and Community Approaches team at the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have been listening to what’s important to people living with a learning disability and their families, to ensure they can live “Gloriously Ordinary Lives”. Between May 2018 and May 2019 four Greater Manchester areas, Wigan, Rochdale, Bolton and Salford, worked together to find out and test better ways of doing things together to improve the lives of people with a learning disability.
I’ve been wondering what else we could do to encourage the voices of leaders of charities, voluntary organisations and community groups around Brexit. My impression is that charity sector leaders would certainly want to speak up but are unsure how to go about it in the right way. Is Brexit simply too difficult for us to talk about?
I read an article recently that suggested that one of the ways employer supported volunteering could be more successful, is for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, to engage better with the trends of corporate social responsibility managers within businesses.
I don't agree.
Young Manchester are delighted to partner with Manchester Community Safety Partnership to launch the Keeping Children and Young People Safe in Manchester grants. Grants of up to £25,000 are available for organisations in the VCSE sector who want to explore and evidence approaches to tackling violence which impacts on children and young people. 
Manchester Health and Care Commissioning is investing £1.061m over 2 years into an Older People fund. The primary aim of the fund is to increase the health and well-being of older people in every one of the 12 neighbourhoods of Manchester. 
Apply for funding of up to £10,000 for community projects in the Granada region that promotes heart health. 
Community organisations across England can now apply for grants of up to £35,000 to help young people have a say in how community spaces are managed. The Fund is expected to make up to eight grants, available for one year. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to re-apply for up to two years' further funding, to build on their learning and focus on sustaining their impact. 
Virgin Money Foundation are on a mission to support community regeneration by backing people who can make big changes happen locally. 
Virgin Money Foundation love helping local communities thrive – and they’d love to see applications from community organisations working at the heart of Manchester.
The VCSE Devolution Reference Group with support from colleagues at the GMCA have developed a VCSE Policy Position Paper which sets out a long term ambition for the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester. 
Share your views on the draft Paper. Does it describe a way forward that is meaningful for all VCSE organisations?
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