Sector News

Manchester Mind is proud to stand with national Mind and local Minds across the country this Mental Health Awareness Week, to join forces, to share one simple but powerful message: Mental health is everything.

Mental health touches every part of our lives. It shapes how we feel, how we connect, and how we cope.

It’s linked to our physical health, our relationships, our work and our finances – and it’s there in both the everyday moments and the milestones that define us.

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 12 - 18 May 2025. The theme this year is 'community'. 

This Mental Health Awareness Week is all about celebrating community, and how it supports our mental health and wellbeing. Communities connect, support, and give us a sense of belonging and purpose. From local to global, online to in-person, we all need community. 

The SoundPound Group is a consortium of 14 credit unions across Greater Manchester. Since 2016, it has raised the profile of credit unions and delivered city-wide initiatives.

In Autumn 2024, it rebranded from Greater Manchester Credit Unions to SoundPound. With a fresh identity and sleek new website, it’s helping more people access affordable Annual Bee Network travel (bus, tram, or both) via weekly or monthly repayments – thanks to a partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester and Mayor Andy Burnham.

Design For All has been set up to provide 2 to 4 small charities and community organisations each year with professional expertise to get their building projects off the ground.

YouthBank is a participatory grant-making model that empowers young people aged 14 to 25 to make decisions on issues that matter to them. The fully supported YouthBank model is now available to community groups and charities in Greater Manchester that want to deliver impactful youth voice programmes.

YouthBanks have been going for 25 years in England and across the world. By setting up a YouthBank your organisation will be joining an international network of like-minded community-focussed organisations.

Tesco and our partner easyfundraising have come together again to give a little help to good causes in our area this May – by offering up five £1,000 funding pots! 

This month, thanks to the Tesco Community Pledge, when your network of volunteers and supporters shop with Tesco via the easyfundraising website or app, your organisation will not only raise free funds, but is also in the draw to receive a £1,000 bonus. 

As part of the GM Economic Activity Trailblazer (ETB), Manchester City Council wishes to commission several Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise and Housing Sector (VCSE) organisations to provide a holistic, multi-disciplinary service model which integrates employment and health support for residents experiencing long-term health conditions, disabilities and/or have caring responsibilities, helping them move towards economic activity.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking to provide contract funding for the facilitation of the Greater Manchester Race Equality Panel.

The Race Equality Panel was established in December 2020. The Panel work to promote racial equality, tackle racial discrimination and foster positive relationships between ethnically diverse communities, embedding the Public Sector Equality Duty in polices, processes, procedures, practices and people development.

Cracking Good Food are delighted to have secured support from the Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund, Greater Manchester Environment Fund and other fabulous corporate supporters to enable them to deliver their 7th Kitchen Kit Call Out Redistribution event.

The resilience calculator is designed to help you start thinking about your resilience. It takes five minutes to complete, and will support you to:

• Identify the areas where your organisation is most and least resilient
• Compare how your resilience results benchmark against charities of a similar size to yours and the wider sector
• Reflect on a holistic approach to building resilience

It's free and has 15 short multiple-choice questions.