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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaA North Manchester-wide cultural festival is taking place this summer: 17 June - 9 July 2023.
Celebrating the amazing, rich diverse culture and history in North Manchester. There will be a range of events in each community including workshops, food, music, art, dance, fashion and more.
The festival is led by The North Manchester Inclusion Partnership.
Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership run 9-week training courses (sessions every Tuesday) teaching you how to give good quality advice on welfare benefits and housing, as well as 
assertiveness and communication skills.
Are you a patient at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust? You can help to make healthcare places better for all LGBTQ+ people.
You don’t have to be LGBTQ+ to take part in this survey. Anyone who had an appointment at the trust in the last 12 months can take part.
It will take about 5 minutes to answer all the questions, they are anonymous, so no-one will know what you answered.
Deadline: 21 July 2023
Are you an artist looking for a self-contained studio with natural light? Become the next Pool Arts Associate Artist.
24-hour accessOnly £200 pcm (currently inclusive of utilities).
In the latest newsletter, Policy in Practice share what actions we can take to boost benefit take up and close the £19 billion unclaimed benefits gap and the National Education Union share 
information about their campaign for Free School Meals for All. There are updates on the Scottish government's anti-poverty summit, the launch of the VCSE anti-poverty forum and new Household Support Fund briefing.
Caritas Shrewsbury work with children, families, communities and parishes to build stronger, supportive communities, wherever there is current disadvantage.
In September 2021, Caritas Shrewsbury were involved in the rapidly developing emergency work to welcome Afghan refugees. Initially the response involved providing food, mother and baby supplies, toiletries, phones, shoes and clothes to arrivals. After working with partners to meet these needs, their involvement evolved to meet the wider needs such as education, training, wellbeing and integration.
Refugee & Mentors CIC support refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants to improve their employment prospects and collaborate with other organisations to offer inclusive employment opportunities.
Revive helps people establish safe new lives in Manchester after the trauma of fleeing their homelands. They offer immigration, housing, benefits and social care casework and an enrichment programme to reduce social isolation and support language skills. Their service users are disproportionately affected by the cost of living crisis - often having no recourse to public funds and being prevented from working. Those who can work tend to be in low paid employment because their qualifications and experience aren’t transferrable.
Bader and his family came to the UK after fleeing Kuwait. He is now looking to start his new life in Manchester and follow his aspiration of becoming a football coach.
Bader first came to the UK as an as asylum seeker, originally arriving in Liverpool. “I was born in Kuwait but had to flee after the government took support away from our family – including our right to work and basic services.”
Caritas Aspire Business offers two distinct services for refugees. The first service is called Up Collective, which is a 12-week course designed for early-stage refugee entrepreneurs. It provides them with foundational knowledge in business and offers a testing event where they can interact with real customers to receive feedback on their business prototypes. Additionally, participants receive personalised support from a business coach and mentor to refine their ideas and adapt their business offerings for the UK market.
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