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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThis is a new Wythenshawe based peer support project for 16-25 year olds funded through Wythenshawe Safe Spots. This is a challenging opportunity for young people wanting to help their peers build more positive, healthy personal relationships. Wythenshawe Safe Spots are looking for 16 young people, aged 16-25 years old to be part of the first team of peer support workers. 
Manchester’s very own charity, We Love MCR and the North Wests leading track and field athletics coaching organisation, Diane Modahl Sports Foundation have joined forces to identity the next generation of young Mancunian Athletes, with a new initiative ‘The Lord Mayor’s Future Champions’.
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is seeking expressions of interest from individuals, organisations or consortiums to undertake the evaluation of a six month pilot welfare benefits advice project run across Greater Manchester October 2015 – March 2016. 
It is anticipated that this evaluation will be based on interviews with people with MND, carers and health and social care professionals to explore experiences of the project.
Power to Change only funds community businesses. A community business is often set up to tackle a local issue that the community faces together. There are many types of community business. What they all have in common is that they are accountable to their local community and that the profits they generate flow back into the community to deliver positive local impact. 
People’s Postcode Trust exists to try to make the world a better place through short-term, designated funding for projects that focus on the prevention of poverty, support healthy living initiatives and uphold human rights for some of society’s most vulnerable groups. It will also consider projects which help different communities come together for the benefit of their local area. 
Postcode Community Trust is a grant-giving body funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Postcode Community Trust provides funding opportunities to community groups and charities in Scotland, England and Wales, through grants ranging from £500 - £20,000. 
Postcode Community Trust provides short-term, designated funding to good causes that promote community development and demonstrate positive change through access and engagement.
Invest grants provide longer term core or direct delivery funding for eligible charities that are delivering clear outcomes as a result of their work. These grants are from £10,000 up to a maximum of £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period – up to six years in total. 
Public Health England (PHE) announces an HIV Prevention Innovation Fund for 2016 to 2017 of up to £600,000 for local prevention initiatives. The Fund will support local projects that offer new and innovative ways of delivering HIV prevention, aiming to turn around the ever increasing numbers of new HIV diagnoses among certain groups of the population. 
The next Wythenshawe Community Housing Group Heartstart course will take place on Thursday 26 May 2016 at 7pm-9.30pm at the Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre. Places must be reserved in advance but it is completely free of charge. 
Age Friendly Manchester’s Cultural Champions from South Manchester have come together with Chorlton Arts Festival (CAF) to create an Age Friendly CAF programme of events. All activity is open to anyone aged 50+.
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