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All Policy and Influence

Dadly Does It Briefing Event

8 Sep 2016 - 15:48 by michelle.foster

Are you a community that is interested in the link between fathers' and children's well-being? Are you interested in trying out a new fully-funded approach to overcoming serious and multiple disadvantage, using the strengths in your community? - Then why not apply for your community to become Unlimited Potential project partner?

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Ladyfest Community Fair

8 Sep 2016 - 15:44 by michelle.foster

Ladyfest are currently inviting organisations, charities and groups to attend their community fair that will be taking place at Manchester Methodist Central Hall on the 8 October from 12-6pm.

Attendees are to be not for profit only, with the aims of raising awareness of, educating on or providing support for women and women's issues, with a focus on Manchester and the wider region. 

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Manchester Climate Change – Our City’s shared plan to tackle climate change consultation

8 Sep 2016 - 15:43 by michelle.foster

'Manchester will play its full part in limiting the impacts of climate change… and by 2025 will be on a path to being a zero carbon city by 2050’.

This is Manchester’s latest commitment on climate change. It is based on the comments made by residents and businesses as part of the public consultation on the Our Manchester strategy in 2015.

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation report - UK poverty: Causes, costs and solutions

8 Sep 2016 - 15:40 by michelle.foster

Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) comprehensive report, UK poverty: Causes, costs and solutions, presents the evidence for their strategy to solve UK poverty.

UK poverty is real, costly and harmful. Millions of people, many of them in a working family, are struggling to make ends meet.

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Two weeks to go to be part of Manchester’s Spirit Story

2 Sep 2016 - 10:02 by michelle.foster

Spirit Story is a week-long campaign taking place from 19-23 September that will document the extraordinary everyday work of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Manchester. Over 30 organisations are now involved but there is still time for your organisation to sign up.

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Antisocial behaviour policy and procedure consultation

2 Sep 2016 - 09:52 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council are in the process of developing a new antisocial behaviour policy and procedure.

The City Council welcome your views regarding their approach to tackling antisocial behaviour and encourage you to contribute to the shaping of the policy and procedure by completing this short questionnaire.

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Consultation: The Manchester Residential Quality Guidance – the guidance for building new homes in Manchester

26 Aug 2016 - 10:53 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council are writing a new ‘Residential Quality Guidance’. This is a guide for developers and architects that sets out the kind of new homes wanted in Manchester.

The City Council think it’s important to have their own guidance, specific to Manchester, to get the kind of homes that Mancunians want, that suit the city.

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Be part of Manchester’s Spirit Story

24 Aug 2016 - 15:22 by michelle.foster

Last week we launched Sprit Story, a week-long campaign taking place in September that will document the extraordinary everyday stories of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Manchester. We have already had a great response so please contact us to make sure your organisation is involved!

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Inclusive Growth - Opportunities and Challenges for Greater Manchester

23 Aug 2016 - 11:55 by helen.walker

The first report from the Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit sets out the current picture of economic growth, inequality and poverty in Greater Manchester, and the potential that pursuing inclusive growth could bring. It also sets out the challenges to achieveing this such as persistant levels of poverty, a need for a stronger skills base and also asks if a 'more of the same' approach can really make the difference needed.

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