Manchester Work Club Funding Programme 2024 – 2026

Manchester City Council recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents.  

In recognition of the valuable role, they play in delivering employment support services, Manchester City Council has made available two-year grant funding for Manchester Work Clubs to apply for.

The aim of Manchester Work Club Grant Funding is to contribute to Manchester City Council’s priority of increasing the number of Manchester residents who are working.

It will:

• Provide an opportunity for established Work Clubs in Manchester to undertake initiatives, short projects or increase resources to improve outcomes for their clients. Specifically, this funding is to undertake activities that will improve the quality and quantity of services provided to Work Club service users.
• To increase the number of residents who access support.

Manchester City Council are looking to fund work club settings that:

• Have strong links and partnerships/work collaboratively with other employment support providers, such as other Work Clubs, programmes such as Working Well, Kickstart, Restart and Employers
• Work with partners who are delivering skills support activities (such as MAES, The Manchester College and Libraries) and refer to this.
• Use the Our Manchester Approach to support and signpost residents with a wider range of issues surrounding work, i.e. housing, emotional support, mental health

Successful applicants will be expected to promote their work club offer widely and regularly and attend and participate in area focused Employment and Skills Support networks and groups.  

No single applicant can apply for more than £20,000 over the life of the grant or £10,000 in one year.

For further information email: [email protected]

Deadline: 10 March 2024, midnight

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