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For further information, contact Pat Maher, on 0797 767 2146.
InCafe is hosting a Big Blue Bake to mark this year’s World Autism Awareness Week. 
Pupils and staff are inviting the public to join them for afternoon tea with a difference offering guests a selection of blue cupcakes, sponges and cake pops.
The Faith Network for Manchester (FN4M) are arranging an act as a mark of respect and to send a message of solidarity amongst all our communities to coincide with the London event tomorrow. The London Met are holding a minute silence by getting people to link arms along Westminster Bridge at 2.40pm this Wednesday 29 March.
FN4M are requesting your assistance in being able to organise this locally, i.e. 2.40pm this Wednesday. FN4M are also hoping for everyone to call the venue 'Westminster Bridge' for that minute of silence and use the #westandtogether.
Sport England’s new strategy for volunteering, Volunteering in an Active Nation, sets out their plans to allow more people to engage in all types of volunteering through sport and physical activity. 
Santander teams up with Crowdfunder to launch new £200,000 fund to support social enterprises and community projects across the UK. Changemaker is a fund to help social enterprises, small charities and community groups to deliver projects in the UK that create innovative solutions to improve communities. 
Santander has £200,000 to support Changemakers who turn to the Crowd to make great ideas happen.
The Sage Foundation fund is designed to support organisations that are looking to generate further income, create new initiatives or enhance existing and proven activity. Grants of between $5,000 - $35,000(USD) will be awarded. 
The new fund is open to applications that will deliver real change to young people, women and military veterans lives around the world, whilst also supporting your organisation to thrive.
North, Central and South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Manchester City Council are committed to delivering a radical upgrade in prevention and public health, as outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View. As part of its prevention programme, the CCGs intend to tender a citywide ‘Community Links for Health’ service to support the registered population of Central, North, and South Manchester. 
Young Manchester has released the following update:
‘On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to inform you that we have appointed Michelle Farrell-Bell to the position of Chief Executive of Young Manchester. 
With over 30 years’ experience working in children’s charities and local authorities across the North of England, Michelle’s background is rooted in both Youth and Community and Social Work.
Young people today are suffering the worst economic prospects for several generations. Though mentoring is understood to have an impact on increasing opportunities for young people, the current offer in the UK is patchy in terms of quality, delivery and impact. 
Manchester City Council have released their Domestic Violence and Abuse Strategy 2016–20. 
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