All Young People

From next year, a million pounds of Council funding is going into Young Manchester, the new independent youth and play trust. Do you think your organisation should have a share and, just as importantly, a say in how things are organised in future?

Currently the Council has 60 contracts with the youth and play sector. In future, it looks like the Trust is planning for 15 or less.

Any young person aged between 11 and 19, living within the City of Manchester area can now get free online emotional and mental health support using a website called Kooth.com. They can sign up, choose an avatar (an online character) to represent them anonymously and have an online chat with a counsellor or use the many other features on the site such as
message forums and blogs.

GMCASE (Greater Manchester Campaign Against Sexual Exploitation) is a consortium of statutory agencies, not-for-profit organisations, charities and community groups working across the Greater Manchester conurbation, who collectively aim to tackle the issue of sexual exploitation of children and young people.

The University of Manchester’s annual Making a Difference Awards took place on Wednesday 11 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall.

Over 200 guests attended the event to celebrate the University’s commitment to social responsibility, and recognise staff, students and members of the local community, for their involvement in a plethora of social and environmental initiatives.