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Adactus Housing Association have announced the launch of their £66,000 Neighbourhood Fund for Manchester.
The fund, which is now in its sixth year, is open to individuals, residents groups, community groups, charitable organisations and social enterprises working in and around areas where Adactus have homes.
Projects seeking support from the fund should fall within one of Adactus’ neighbourhood priorities:
Refugee Action would like to tell you about a great offer! It’s for you and everyone that loves food and wants to celebrate the contribution that refugees have made to UK food and culture. Over the past few weeks, seven refugee chefs have been working with The Spicery to put together a special pack, for a Big Night In, filled with all the spices you need to cook an amazing meal for eight people for just £10.
The Big Lottery Fund Building Better Opportunities programme will focus on Active Inclusion, and will be an innovative programme for marginalised groups to help bring them to and support them to be more socially included.
The Gaddum Centre, in partnership with Better Things (formerly Manchester Mencap), has been working hard to put in place arrangements to launch the Manchester Advocacy Hub in April. They are working to a comprehensive Hub Implementation Plan, which is reviewed and updated weekly in consultation with Manchester City Council Commissioner Paul Johnston and would like to report to you on the following progress made to date:
In every neighbourhood across Greater Manchester, thousands of people are activity involved in community activities or projects.
There are over 20,000 community projects of varying sizes and interest that help support and positively interact with many of the 2.6 million population of Greater Manchester.
Through generous contributions from individuals and businesses, Forever Manchester strengthens communities and enriches local life by inspiring local people to do extraordinary things together.
Manchester City Council have published their Market Position Statement for Care and Support 2015/16 and anyone with an interest in the future of care and support in Manchester should read it. Manchester's aim is "to forge a new relationship with its partners to benefit all who need care". The Market Position Statement describes the commissioning approach, the context for commissioning and some of the key issues that Manchester needs to address.
Manchester City Council have released the following update in March 2015 on the Manchester Common Assessment (MCAF) for Children and Young People:
‘Manchester common assessment framework (MCAF) is still a vital part of our early help offer to support children and families effectively.
Work is currently taking place to refresh the early help assessment tools that we will use in the future, but until this work is completed it is vital that the MCAF continues to be used.
Manchester City Council have released the following update in March 2015 on the Manchester Common Assessment (MCAF) for Children and Young People:
‘Manchester common assessment framework (MCAF) is still a vital part of our early help offer to support children and families effectively.
Work is currently taking place to refresh the early help assessment tools that we will use in the future, but until this work is completed it is vital that the MCAF continues to be used.
The voluntary and community sector in Manchester has a key role to play as a strategic partner, in developing policies and procedures to safeguard vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect.
Manchester City Council and their Safeguarding Partners, including Macc, have recently undertaken review of the existing governance structures for safeguarding adults at risk and have made some significant changes including developing a Safeguarding Adults Executive Operational Group (SAEOG).
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