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The Hobby Journal - Your personal guide to social activities in Manchester for the over 50s

17 Sep 2015 - 10:02 by michelle.foster

Did you know that commissioners of health services in Manchester have been working with voluntary and community groups on projects for older people in the city?

The aim is to help people in their 50s and over to stay involved in hobbies and social groups so they don’t feel isolated, which can have a big impact on physical and mental health.

The groups offer a wide range of recreational ideas and are also a way of making friends and easing loneliness.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing
Older People

Manchester Advocacy Hub Website goes live

17 Sep 2015 - 10:01 by michelle.foster

The Manchester Advocacy Hub Website is now live and is a comprehensive tool for professionals, users and their families to find out about advocacy in Manchester. The information on the website includes; what advocacy is and what statutory rights a person has to advocacy under the Mental Capacity Act, the Mental Health Act and the Care Act.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing

Funding available to employ Manchester Metropolitan University graduates

17 Sep 2015 - 10:00 by michelle.foster

MMU’s graduate internship scheme ‘GradMatch’ helps organisations across the North West to recruit a recent graduate for at least 8 weeks and receive £1000 towards their salary. MMU’s Employer Liaison Team offers support with the job description, promotion and provides organisations with a shortlist of suitable graduates. Organisations are asked to contribute an additional £1,000 to provide the graduate with the National Minimum Wage during their internship.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Volunteer Peer Mentor and Befriender at Manchester Carers Forum

17 Sep 2015 - 09:59 by michelle.foster

Manchester Carers Forum are looking for volunteers for the Peer Mentoring and Befriending Project, to visit carers on a one to one basis and provide flexible support.

You will be able to signpost to local services which may be of benefit to the carer, making them aware of the support available and help prevent isolation.

Experience of caring in a non professional capacity is required.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Volunteering

End of Life Care Strategy: Focus Groups

17 Sep 2015 - 09:31 by michelle.foster

Pennine Acute Hospital Trust is currently developing an End of Life Care Strategy. The Trust is interested in feedback from families and carers who have experience of services provided by the Trust in relation to End of Life Care.

The Trust will be holding two focus groups in October to gather service experiences and would encourage people to attend to share their feedback so that they can provide excellent care and meet the needs of patients, families and carers.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing

University Hospital South Manchester events to launch the new community services specifications

17 Sep 2015 - 09:30 by michelle.foster

UHSM (University Hospital South Manchester) have put together a programme of events to launch the new community services specifications during September/October and would like to invite local voluntary and community organisations to be involved.

There will be a range of activities across a four week period with each week concentrating on a specific theme.

Frailty: 29 September
Mental Health: 5 October
Living Well in Manchester: 12 October
General Out of Hospital Community Services: 19 October

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Health and Wellbeing

The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust General Grants

17 Sep 2015 - 09:29 by michelle.foster

The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust was founded in 1951 with the primary aim of supporting UK registered charities involved in the fields of medicine including medical research, the elderly, and those “who have fallen on evil days through no fault of their own”.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

Domestic Violence and Abuse (DV&A) Grant 2015/16

15 Sep 2015 - 11:33 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council has been awarded £110,000 by the Police Innovation Fund to support domestic violence and abuse (DV&A) victims in the City. There are three distinct elements within the grant programme:

Early Help/Prevention
£40,000 of this money is to develop an early help/prevention service for low and medium risk cases of DV&A. At the moment there are no interventions available for low to medium risk couples who choose to stay together.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Crime and Disorder
Funding

Domestic Violence and Abuse (DV&A) Awareness Training Grant 2015/16

15 Sep 2015 - 11:32 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council has £20,000 to develop and deliver training in domestic violence and abuse (DV&A) awareness for Early Help Hub staff and Social Work teams. The full funding of £20,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant to provide a training programme for frontline workers. The programme will need to be delivered to all Early Help Hub staff and Social Work teams in local area venues arranged by MCC.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Crime and Disorder
Funding

One Manchester Community Fund

11 Sep 2015 - 10:50 by michelle.foster

Do you have an idea for a project that can make a difference in the local community? Need some help getting it off the ground?
The One Manchester Community Fund has £500,000 in grant funding available over the next five years to support projects in the communities in which they work. Donations will be awarded to those organisations that can demonstrate that their work is making a change happen in their community.

News Type: 
Sector News
Shared Topic Areas: 
Capacity Building
Funding

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