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Manchester Attack – The Voluntary Sector Response

14 June, 2017 - 14:00 to 16:00

This is an opportunity for voluntary and community organisations from across Greater Manchester to discuss the Manchester attack and to think about what we have already done, what we need to do now and what we need to do in the long term.

This is not a briefing or a conference. The focus will be on practicalities: pooling what we know, sharing ideas and working out how we can assist in supporting the victims, families and our local communities following the attack at the MEN Arena on 22nd May.

Shared Topic Areas:

Capacity Building

Spirit Story for Volunteers' Week 2017: Beca, Al and Marie – Volunteers at Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)

Our fourth, fifth and sixth Volunteer's Week Spirit Stories come from Beca, Al and Marie who all volunteer with Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH).

"MASH supports women engaged in prostitution (sex work). Last year MASH supported 884 women.

Shared Topic Areas:

Children and Families

Spirit Story for Volunteers' Week 2017: Hannah Affleck – Volunteer Mentor for City Year UK

Our third Volunteers’ Week Spirit Story comes from Hannah – a volunteer with City Year UK.

City Year UK is a youth social action charity, challenging 18 - 25 year olds to give a year in their local community supporting students and schools in disadvantaged areas across Greater Manchester.

City Year volunteers give their time 4 days a week at a local school as tutors, mentors and role models, supporting students both in and outside the classroom.

Shared Topic Areas:

Children and Families

Community Engagement

Learning, Skills and Employment

VCM

Volunteering

Young People

Spirit Story for Volunteers' Week 2017: Molly Wright – Telephone Support Line Call Handler for NAPAC (The National Association of People Abused in Childhood)

Our first Volunteers’ Week Spirit Story comes from Molly – a volunteer with NAPAC who supports the organisation as a Telephone Support Line Call Handler.

NAPAC helps adults that have been abused in childhood; their main area of work is to offer a Telephone Support line that provides support to adult survivors of child abuse. NAPAC also provides support via e-mail and they pride themselves on answering every call or e-mail they receive individually.

Shared Topic Areas:

Children and Families

Hate Crime Awareness Grants

Summer – Autumn 2019 Programme

Let's end hate crime

Spirit Story for Volunteers' Week 2017

Spirit Story is an opportunity to demonstrate the outstanding work done every day by the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector across Manchester.

Funding bulletin June 2017

Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations. Macc

This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.

News Type:

Sector News

Shared Topic Areas:

Capacity Building

Funding

People's Health Trust has opened Active Communities

Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality. People's Health Trust

Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, People's Health Trust has opened Active Communities in HealthForm – Manchester.

News Type:

Sector News

Shared Topic Areas:

Capacity Building

Funding

Home-Start office re-location

Home-Start in Manchester is currently exploring alternative office space in a central location. Their requirements are as follows:

• Private space to accommodate at least 14 staff at any one time
• Ideally some small separate meeting space/training space
• Free parking
• Easily accessible e.g. not city centre but centrally located e.g. Ancoats, Ardwick, Hulme, New Islington, Collyhurst
• Reasonable leasing rates
• Non furnished is fine
• Kitchen and washroom facilities

News Type:

Sector News

Shared Topic Areas:

Other