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Skills for Care is making user led organisation (ULO) grant funding available again for 2016-17. The grant is available to deliver training or organise, purchase and support training, for people who employ their own care and support staff (individual employers). The learning delivered may include, but will not be restricted to, accredited health and social care qualifications.
The Hilden Charitable Fund has allocated a small budget to help community groups run summer play schemes for disadvantaged communities. Some priority will be given to projects which show they are inclusive of children from refugee families, and show BME involvement. Grants of £500 to £1,500 are available.
The Trustees are looking to fund:
• Projects for children aged 5 to 18 years
• Locally based schemes lasting from 2 to 6 weeks
• Schemes with strong volunteer support
Have you recently retired and are finding the transition trickier than anticipated? Did you retire a while ago and are finding it less than rewarding? Are you retired and struggling with your mood? Perhaps you’re coming up to retirement this year?
Manchester Mind is looking for people willing to help shape their 6-week long free wellbeing in retirement course.
You can take part in a focus group in March or fill out a short online questionnaire, at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3LHWJVT
Manchester Primary Care Partnership, a GP tri-federation have developed a service for carers. It is an opportunity for carers to have an appointment with a GP every Sunday in 3 locations across Manchester from 1pm – 2pm.
This is currently a pilot project developed with Manchester Carers Forum and will run until the end of March.
Central
Every Sunday 1pm-2pm at Chorlton Health Centre, Chorlton Family Practice, 1 Nicolas Road, Manchester, M21 9NJ
Social Isolation and Loneliness has a serious negative impact on older people’s health and wellbeing. 
The Big Lottery are offering all VCSEs in the UK an opportunity to analyse their organisation and identify areas that could be developed to improve organisational strength through this diagnostic tool. It is not linked to any funding programmes and it is completely free to use.
If you are applying for funding, or intend to apply for funding, whether this is for a Big Lottery Fund grant, government grant or through a trust or foundation, it may be useful to complete the VCSE Strength Checker and build its findings into your application.
On Saturday 27 February ReachOut are taking to the streets of Manchester to raise money for ReachOut to help end educational inequality through providing young people with mentors to support their academic and personal needs.
How will the day work?
Time and date: 9am – 2pm or 2pm – 6pm or all day on Saturday 27 February
Location: Manchester City Centre, Oxford Road, Wilmslow Road
Dress code: Warm, comfortable clothes. Fancy dress is optional!
Due to demand Manchester Histories (MH) is extending the deadline to submit events to be part of the next Manchester Histories Festival (MHF) to 5pm on Friday 26 February 2016.
With over 190 events and 25,000 visitors in 2014, the 4th MHF will return across Greater Manchester from the 3 to 12 June 2016 with the Manchester Celebration Day at Manchester Town Hall on Saturday 11 June 2016.
Cracking Good Food is a sustainable cooking network, which promotes cooking seasonal food from scratch, supporting the local economy and food producers and reducing food waste through Cookery Schools & Community Outreach. 70% of the work is working with vulnerable, disadvantaged and hard-to-reach community groups.
Cracking Good Food are running a CookBANK 2 day Training Course on 25/26 April for 2 delegates followed by 4 bespoke 2 hour cooking sessions with your community members.
Train the Trainer - setting up a Cooking Club
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