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Memories of Disabled Living – were you involved with one of Manchester’s oldest charities?

19 Sep 2017 - 09:09 by michelle.foster

Disabled Living, one of Manchester’s oldest charities, is calling for people to get in touch who have memories, materials and/or photographs about their links with the charity. Hundreds of thousands of people across the North West have been involved with the organisation in its 120 year history as service users, volunteers, staff and trustees.

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Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People: Booster

26 May 2017 - 11:24 by michelle.foster

Are you a young disabled person aged 15-25?
Do you live in Manchester? GMCDP

Then come along to Booster to look at:
• How to get your views heard
• Being more confident when things are difficult
• Staying safe
• Using drama to work out how to deal with difficult situations.

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Information and Helplines for Manchester Arena Incident

23 May 2017 - 13:42 by michelle.foster

We have pulled together a range of information collected so far about the additional support local charities & community organisations are offering in the aftermath of the events.
Scroll down to the foot of the page to view the updates.

 

Helplines and official contact information

 

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Community Reporters briefing event

5 May 2017 - 11:25 by michelle.foster

The Institute of Community Reporters (ICR) is currently working in communities around Greater Manchester to gather people’s experiences and views on public services. They are training up groups of people as Community Reporters to use pocket devices and technology to record these experiences as video or audio stories, and share them with others online. Community Reporters

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Henshaws are recruiting for an Interim Chair of their Trustee Board

13 Apr 2017 - 10:22 by michelle.foster

Henshaws is a well-established registered charity based in the North of England supporting people with sight loss or other disabilities to go beyond expectations, to live independent and fulfilling lives. Henshaws

In September 2016 the Board approved an ambitious strategic plan to grow its diverse range of services in a number of geographical areas and implement a digital strategy to enable a worldwide audience to benefit from the Charity’s expertise.

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Rewriting the DNA of Health and Care (Episode IV: A New Hope?)

23 Feb 2017 - 11:50 by Mike Wild

You know that game where you have to pick the people, living or dead, you’d most like to have round a dinner table? Being a bit of an ideas geek, I have a similar thing about who I’d like to hear speak at my dream conference. I’m lucky that I occasionally get to hear some brilliant speakers from the world of charities and social enterprises.

Disabled Peoples Manifesto and GM Mayoral Hustings

3 Feb 2017 - 11:02 by michelle.foster

Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) has drafted a Disabled Peoples Manifesto. GMCDP’s intention is to present the Manifesto at a hustings of the main Mayoral candidates in April 2017, more details to follow once a date and venue has been confirmed. Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People

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World Disability Billiards and Snooker Manchester Classic - Support / Event Sponsorship needed

3 Feb 2017 - 10:37 by michelle.foster

WDBS (World Disability Billiards and Snooker) are looking for companies and organisations who operate in the Manchester area to provide financial sponsorship by way of prize money for the respective disability groups which this tournament is catering for. The WDBS is a non-profit organisation and therefore the financial sponsorship is held directly by them and given to the players at tournaments end. WDBS

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