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Monday 22 July 2019 marks 100 years (to the day) of the formation of Manchester and Salford Council of Social Service. Macc, Salford CVS and Gaddum have worked together to mark the occasion with a celebratory event at the People’s History Museum. We felt it is important to mark 100 years of social action across the twin cities of Salford and Manchester.
The Charity Service is a registered charity (number 1011293) and under its current name has been around since 1990 but its origins date back as far as 1924 when it was the Benevolent Section of Manchester and Salford Council for Social Service. 
Greater Manchester Community Chaplaincy is a small charity who help offenders and ex-offenders of all faiths and none to re-integrate positively into society. Greater Manchester Community Chaplaincy is looking for a new trustee, ideally with knowledge and experience of finance and fundraising within the third sector. 
Together Dementia Support are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to increase their Board of Trustees and help drive forward their dementia support work over the next 3 years. Together Dementia Support are currently in need of general trustees and someone with a particular interest and skills in fundraising. 
The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) are delighted to announce a new project which has been funded by the National Lottery. Your heart is one of the most important organs in your body. You need to take care of it to prevent for example, high blood pressure that can lead to kidney failure, heart disease and stroke.
Workshops include: talks for specialists in heart health; health screening testing, physical activity, nutrition, stall, light refreshments.
Volunteers are required to collect surplus foods from local Tesco stores and other supermarkets and redistribute to hostels, sheltered accommodations and local charities. 
Volunteers are needed for:
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has issued the second round of his Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Challenge to make Greater Manchester the best place in the UK to grow older. 
Through this challenge it will find practical examples of what age-friendly really means and share best practice across the city region.
GM Moving are launching a campaign to get the population of Greater Manchester moving more. They want to be the first 'active' city in the UK and are trying to show people that there is a lot of benefit in moving for just 30 minutes a day as part of your daily routine. 
The ads need to feature real people on real life situations and this is where they need your help. The team at GM Moving need people who are in the following groups:
A lot of the volunteering opportunities on our website are for those aged over 18. We think that volunteering is an amazing opportunity for everyone so we would really encourage you to approach organisations working with people younger than 18 looking to do good across the city.
The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) will be honouring individuals and organisations for their contributions to the health and wellbeing of the Caribbean and African Community in Greater Manchester. Nominations will be accepted for those who through personal or professional efforts has made a difference to Caribbean and African people. 
Nominations close on 22 July 2019.
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