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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaManchester City Council recognises the important role Work Clubs play in providing flexible and informal employment support to workless Manchester residents.
In recognition of the valuable role, they play in delivering employment support services, Manchester City Council has made available two-year grant funding for Manchester Work Clubs to apply for.
The Zuto Make A Difference Fund aims to encourage and support grassroots community organisations. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like. 
Grants of up to £4,000 are available for registered charities, community groups, social enterprises, community amateur sports clubs, and other organisations across the UK to deliver grassroots sports activities that positively impact local communities. 
Examples of projects that have previously received funding include:
GM=EqAl have just begun recruiting for new working group members. Do you represent marginalised or minoritised communities and want to assist the Greater Manchester Equality Alliance in connecting communities and policy makers and help to ensure the equality, diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of decision making at the highest levels in Greater Manchester? 
Do you facilitate peer support? Would you like to be part of discussions and activities that will support both your group and others across Greater Manchester?
This free and informative workshop will help you to find and share creative ways to communicate, manage relationships and look after your wellbeing as a peer support facilitator. 
Lips Inked Arts CIC is a community arts organisation that provides inspiring opportunities to underserved neighbourhoods across Manchester. Lips Inked Arts CIC empower communities through creativity, delivering projects which bring people together, reduce loneliness and isolation, and allow people to freely access high quality cultural activities. 
Open Kitchen are offering a new range of healthy, affordable, easy and sustainable cooking demo and discussion workshops for communities. The sessions focus on recipes that are healthy, cheap for ingredients, cheap for energy, and adaptable to use whatever ingredients can be accessed. Courses are unfortunately not free (but Open Kitchen are applying for funding so watch this space). 
Award-winning Manchester Histories Festival is back for its ninth edition. It will be a four-day programme full of events, including music, performances, talks, showcases, vintage vehicles, crafts, food and more. It is a festival for all, which means there are many opportunities for everyone to get involved. 
The GMCA Inspire Fund is providing grants of £500 - £2,000 for freelance and independent artists, and small organisations across Greater Manchester.
You may be a musician who would benefit from a new instrument, a small group who needs funds to expand your wardrobe or replace costumes, or a freelance artist who wishes to upskill via a training course.
The GM Walking Festival Fund is designed to support walk organisers to deliver a walk as part of the GM Walking Festival in May 2024. Grants are for a maximum of £100.
The GM Walking Festival is a celebration of walking and an opportunity for everyone to join in with a programme of free, organised group walks across Greater Manchester. 
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