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GM Poverty Action Newsletter: Early Years Poverty, Mind the Gender Pay Gap, Fuel Poverty assistance, Lifeline report, Holiday Hunger

16 Mar 2017 - 14:48 by michelle.foster

This issue includes an invitation to join GM Poverty Action’s fourth special interest group focussing on Early Years Poverty, a report on Northwards Housing’s effective fuel poverty GMPAassistance, two members of their Work and Wages group write about the gender pay gap, there is a brief introduction to Lifeline’s report on Substance Misuse and Homelessness in Greater Manchester, an appeal for information about holiday hunger from the Food Poverty group, as well as the usual for

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The ReachOut Charity Cup 2017

16 Mar 2017 - 14:46 by michelle.foster

No World Cup, No Euros. The football calendar has been cleared for this one event. It’s the ReachOut Charity Cup and ReachOut are inviting all of their friends and corporate partners to get involved. Reachout Charity cup

The ReachOut Charity Cup 2017 is being held on Monday 5 June 2017, 5.30pm – 8pm at Dean Trust Ardwick, Ardwick, Stockport Road, M12 4DY.

Entry: £250 per team

The pitch is 3G AstroTurf.

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Support for Organ Donation in Manchester - If you could save a life would you?

16 Mar 2017 - 14:42 by michelle.foster

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a campaign in Manchester and Salford to promote organ donation. There are 143 people in Manchester and Salford waiting for a transplant now. They need people to say yes to organ donation so they can get the organ transplant they need. 

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LAB Project – a 2 week programme to improve confidence and employability skills

16 Mar 2017 - 14:41 by michelle.foster

Are you over 19 and unemployed? LAB Project

Earn up to £100

It doesn’t affect benefits
There is help with childcare

You gain a certificate

You will have fun and meet new people

The programme starts in 20 March to 31 March 2017 at the Simpson Memorial Hall, 361 Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9NB.

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Edge Fund

8 Mar 2017 - 10:47 by michelle.foster

Edge Fund supports work run by and for communities facing discrimination and injustice. Edge Fund funds work carried out by individuals and grass-roots groups in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England that find it difficult to get funding elsewhere. They do not fund traditional charity work, instead they support activity that challenges abuses of power and aims to change society by bringing an end to the systems that cause injustice.

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Moss Side Food Festival

8 Mar 2017 - 10:43 by michelle.foster

RECLAIM are at the planning stages of the festival and want to open it up to everyone from Moss Side to get involved to help plan the event. RECLAIM are looking for volunteers to get involved, share knowledge and skills to make the first ever Moss Side food festival a huge success. RECLAIM will be meeting regularly and are looking for people to get involved. Reclaim

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Law Works - Legal advice for not-for-profits

8 Mar 2017 - 10:41 by michelle.foster

The Not-For-Profits Programme brokers legal advice to small not-for-profit organisations on a wide range of legal issues, to support the continuation and expansion of their services to people in need. The advice is given for free (pro bono). Law Works

Law Works helps charities, voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and other not-for-profits in England and Wales in the following ways:

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