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The Care Leavers Association are searching for new premises can you help?

The Care Leavers Association is a charity working with young people and adults who were in care as children. Their current office space is being redeveloped and they need to find alternative space. The Care Leavers Association are looking for something between 700 and 1000 sq foot in Manchester city centre and are flexible in terms of layout. If you have or know of a suitable space, contact 0161 637 5040, or email: [email protected].

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Manchester Parks Strategy consultation

A public consultation on the proposed strategy for the long-term future of Manchester’s parks is under way.

The consultation gives everyone the chance to have their say on how they would like to see the city's parks and green spaces develop over the next decade.

The Council’s proposed vision for parks and green spaces sees them as vital, well-used community assets, with more opportunities for residents to be engaged in how they are run.

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Local Sustainability Fund: 2016 awards

The Local Sustainability Fund, administered by the Big Lottery Fund, is providing up to £20 million of government funding to high-impact VCSE organisations. It is targeting small to medium-sized VCSE organisations with an income of between £100,000 to £1.5 million a year, and which provide vital services to vulnerable and disadvantaged people.

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People’s Health Trust Funding – Active Communities

Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.

Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, People's Health Trust has opened Active Communities in HealthForm – Manchester, Trafford, Salford and Stockport.

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Fourteen - funding available in Harpurhey and Moston

Fourteen is a programme funded by Spirit of 2012, a charity set up by the Big Lottery Fund to connect events to communities across the country; tackling disadvantage by supporting opportunities in sport, physical activity, culture and the arts, volunteering and social action.

Forever Manchester is managing the Fourteen programme in Manchester, where it will support the communities of Harpurhey and Moston.

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Consultation on new Devolution powers for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Greater Manchester has led the way on ‘devolution agreements’ that move decision-making on crucial public services like local transport, housing, health and skills training closer to local people.

Greater Manchester made the UK’s first English ‘devolution deals’ with central government in 2014, March and July 2015, and March 2016, showing how Greater Manchester’s 2.8 million people could benefit from a new kind of local control of vital aspects of their region’s life, economy and future.

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Peer mentoring and befriending project – volunteers wanted

Do you have experience of issues relating to dementia?

Manchester Carers Forum runs a carer support service where volunteers visit people who are caring for someone with dementia. Manchester Carers Forum are looking for people who can use their experience to support and befriend others.

Join the supportive team of volunteers and make a difference to the lives of dementia carers.

For further information and to express an interest, contact Jackie Moran on 0161 819 2226 / 0781 309 1797.

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Health and Wellbeing

Tech4Good Awards 2016

The AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards recognise organisations and individuals who use digital technology to improve the lives of others. These awards are the only ones to highlight the wealth of charities, businesses and volunteers across the UK that harness the power of technology to benefit the community. The awards are to celebrate the hard work that these people put into making the world a better place.

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Care Quality Commission Older People's campaign

On 29 March the Care Quality Commission (CQC)launched a campaign to encourage older people and their loved ones to feedback about the quality of health and social care they have received.

CQC are encouraging older people to feedback on their care, as research has shown that older people are far less likely to complain about services and are less aware of the ways they can share their views.

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