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Skills for Care are establishing a network for deputy and assistant managers, which will include development sessions tailored to their roles. The next meeting will be held on Thursday 31 January, 10am-1pm at the McDonald Hotel in Manchester. 
The University of Manchester and Business in the Community would like to invite you to a series of workshops that will help you to understand what you need to do next to get a good job that is right for you.
The University of Manchester is the largest employer in Manchester and is keen to help people from all walks of life to benefit from the jobs that are available at The University and with their business partners.
Jobs are available in sectors including: Hospitality and catering; Building and facilities management; Construction; Business administration and more.
Research for the Future is an NHS supported campaign to encourage people in and around Greater Manchester to get involved with health research. 
Over a 10 week course the Self Help Peer to Peer team will give you a complete overview of the steps needed to gain and maintain better wellbeing. Delivered by people who have direct experience of how to stay well, this course is for anyone with problems such as anxiety, depression who wants to discover and develop ideas around greater wellness as part of a supportive peer group. 
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new research on loneliness in children and young people. 
Analysis of children's and young people’s views, experiences and suggestions to overcome loneliness, using in-depth interviews, the Community Life Survey 2016 to 2017 and Good Childhood Index Survey, 2018.
Please take a couple of minutes to fill out the following evaluation form. The data will be used to inform yearly process evaluations of Ambition for Ageing (AfA).
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations. 
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
There are a growing number of Community Interest Companies (CIC) and other businesses that exist for a social purpose. Many charities are having to re-invent themselves as social enterprises as grant funding has diminished or disappeared.
The seminar will focus on diversifying revenues and wider sources of funding. We will also explore routes to sustainability and how to build a wider network.
The seminar will end with a panel session with:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Have you got what it takes to be part of an organisation that is shaping the world in relation to improving the lives of prisoners’ families, prisoners and their children?
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