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Designed for older residents across Greater Manchester, the guide brings together key information on cost of living support and how to stay warm, stay safe and stay well.
Every Tuesday 12.30pm-2.30pm at Trinity House, Grove Close, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5AA, Mustafia Sharif are running drop-in employability sessions where you can get guidance on 
interviews and cover letters, support to enhance your CVs and to boost your employment opportunities.
To book a slot contact 0757 850 8135 / 01616 718 3292 or email: [email protected]
Manchester Central Library Development Trust, the charity that supports the educational and cultural activities of Manchester Libraries, has launched a new urgent cash appeal on justgiving.com to 
help get brand new books to children and families.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is the world’s leading youth achievement award for 14 to 24-year olds. It aims to inspire, guide and support young people in their self-development and recognise their 
achievements. Young people design their own personal Duke of Edinburgh programme, choosing a challenge under each section of the Award: volunteering, physical, skills, expedition.
The latest GM Poverty Action newsletter has an update on the Money Matters programme delivering free debt and benefit advice via schools in Trafford. There are articles about social housing 
decarbonisation and the opportunities that it can create for communities, Greater Manchester’s anti-gambling harms campaign, and the GM Fire and Rescue Service’s ‘Stay Fire Safe’ message.
Manchester City Council are committed to resourcing sustainable community-based food provision, with priority given to the 11 wards that have been identified as those that are likely to be most 
affected by the ‘Cost-of-Living Crisis’. It has been agreed that each of these Wards has been given a small grants funding pot of £10,000 through the Our Manchester Food Partnership, in partnership with Neighbourhood Teams.
**THIS PROGRAMME IS NOW CLOSED TO APPLICATIONS**
Are you a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisation with an annual income between £50,000 and £250,000 based and working in one of the ten localities of Greater Manchester?
Macc attended the Health Scrutiny Committee meeting on 9 November. This meeting focused on Manchester City Council’s revenue budget and the cost savings that are proposed between 2023-2026. The Council are indicating that there will be a budget shortfall of £44 million pounds in 2023/24, £85 million in 2024/25 and £112 million in 2025/26. They will use £16 million from reserves to cover some of the shortfall in each year between 2023- 2026. The Council is stating that savings are needed and they have proposed options that reduce the budget shortfall.
The Future Communities Fund is the first round of funding under the Co-op Foundation’s new strategy and this will focus on supporting voluntary organisations that are building communities that are:
Forever Manchester is offering 30 awards of up to £1,000 to community groups in Greater Manchester whose activities alleviate the impact of the cost of living crisis.
Applications are invited from locally managed community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
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