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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe Hill Dickinson Foundation aims to help the lives of local people in the areas it works by providing support for good causes. It is particularly keen to fund projects that create vibrant and diverse communities by encouraging community cohesion and meeting local social need. 
Do you have a local community asset but don’t know what it could be turned into? Or a community business idea that you don’t know how to get off the ground? If you are a community group or organisation who would like to set up a community business but need a bit of support, then this fund is for you. 
Manchester is one of the local authority only areas in the country served by one local authority but with two separate Home-Start schemes. Both schemes' Trustees and Scheme Managers have been meeting for some time to evaluate the pros and cons of becoming one Manchester organisation. Home-Start Manchester has concluded that a merger of both schemes will create a stronger; more efficient and effective service for families, volunteers, referring and wider partner agencies.
Working with Healthy Me, Healthy Communities North Manchester General Hospital are holding 7 workshops in community venues, to engage north Manchester citizens in the design of the North Manchester General Hospital site and services, exploring the opportunities for creating healthier neighbourhoods.
A new £15 million programme will see up to 1 million people trained in basic mental health “first aid” skills. The programme will improve personal resilience and help people recognise and respond effectively to signs of mental illness in others. 
The campaign, designed and delivered by Public Health England (PHE), will help people assess their own mental wellbeing and learn techniques to reduce stress.
In the latest newsletter from Greater Manchester Poverty Action Councillor Matthew Brown from Preston City Council responds with The Preston Model to Graham Whitham’s 4 October article (Our economy isn’t working - Can Greater Manchester pioneer a new way of doing things?) and there is information about all of the Living Wage Week events in the city region. 
Do you want to be a grower?
Being an organic grower is an incredibly fulfilling job, nourishing people and planet. It can also be fraught with risk, underpaid and incredibly hard work. Kindling wants to help more people join a new generation of sustainable food growers. 
Since 1999, over £600,000 has been collected in the fountains across intu Trafford Centre. Every single coin is cleaned, counted and donated to local charities – the centre chooses three worthy causes every two years. 
Talk Listen Change are launching their largest advertising campaign yet and are currently doing market research to assess how to do this. 
To help, you can fill in a short survey, giving Talk Listen Change your opinion (takes about 2 – 10 minutes depending on how much you want to write).
To complete the survey, visit: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7NSNNKP
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. 
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
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