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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaManchester City Council currently funds a range of support and capacity-building services to voluntary and community sector organisations in Manchester. These services are known as “Manchester Community Central” and are delivered by Macc.
GMYN is offering funding through the East Manchester Ending Youth Violence bursary programme for staff or volunteers from voluntary, community and faith organisations to attend training, conferences and events which will increase their ability to support young people engaged in/at risk of being engaged in violent activity.
The training or events may directly address issues of youth violence and working with young people involved in gangs or violence, but could also a range of other issues identified as key risk factors for young people, such as:
In December 2012 Volunteer Centre Manchester achieved its accreditation from Volunteering England.
This means we are now officially recognised as the Manchester centre as we have provided evidence that we comply with all six core functions to the required standard based on the track record which has been built up in the last 12 months.
Booking appointments with Volunteer Centre Manchester for your clients or organisation
If you have clients who wish to volunteer, please contact us beforehand to make an one to one appointment with our Development Workers.
As we are a small team with large numbers of volunteers being referred to us, we need to ensure that we have enough staff to cover one to one sessions.
Free CRB (DBS) checks for Manchester Volunteers
A dedicated Criminal Records Bureau (DBS) checking service for Manchester’s voluntary sector
Volunteer Centre Manchester and CRB (DBS) Services Manchester are working in partnership to support Manchester’s community and volunteering groups.
The FE Guild project has been set up to undertake a detailed study, between November 2012 and April 2013, into the concept of establishing an FE Guild.
The project is aimed at enhancing and developing the professionalism of the Further Education workforce and a vital element of the project is the widest possible consultation with the diverse FE sector.
Mind Your Money is a free service for social housing residents across Manchester helping to keep you financially safe.
Mind Your Money can help you:
• Find ways to save money
• Understand the cost of borrowing
• Open a bank account
• Avoid loan sharks
• Deal with your debts
• Improve your chances of getting a job
• Cope with the new Universal credit
The Academy is supported by the Cabinet Office, the Local Government Association, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service, the Department for Education, the Department of Health, the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Home Office.
The Social Value Act came into force on 31st Jan 2013. It requires public bodies to consider how they can improve the social impact of the services they are commissioning as well as consulting on the services to be procured. So far none of the commissioning bodies in Manchester have indicated how they are intending to implement the Act.
A useful guide has been produced by Social Enterprise UK.
Voice4change England are partnering with MC-UK to offer fundraising training for their members, and subsidised funding training to BME voluntary groups in the Greater Manchester Area.
Training is free for V4CE members and £10 for non-members (If you would like to become a member, please visit http://www.voice4change-england.co.uk/content/membership)
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