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We Love Manchester Emergency Fund

26 May 2017 - 11:38 by michelle.foster

The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund has raised £2m in just 24 hours. Sports stars, celebrities, members of the public and businesses have all responded to the call for funds to support people affected by the devastating attack in Manchester, as donations have come pouring in from across the country. The Manchester Evening News, who launched the We Stand Together appeal raising £1m, have joined forces with the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund. The fund will support people who have been injured or bereaved by the attack.

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HMRC Information and Advice Sessions

26 May 2017 - 11:23 by michelle.foster

Northmoor Community Centre and Supportive Stem have recently secured funding until February 2018 to offer free HMRC Information and advice sessions about Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits, Child Benefit and PAYE/Self Employment for you or your community organisation.

Run by Michelle Specialist Advice Worker from Supportive Stem financial inclusion the sessions have been very beneficial in supporting residents with claiming, entitlement underpayments, overpayments and any questions they may have.

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Women as social leaders

26 May 2017 - 11:19 by michelle.foster

Women as social leaders is a new programme by The Orange Club UK in collaboration with Growing East Manchester.

The aim is to connect 20 local women and training them in Social Leadership and Asset Based Community Building Skills.

The pathfinder areas will be Beswick and Openshaw in East Manchester.

This is an invitation to get in touch and learn more about the programme, if you are working and connecting with local women in these two neighbourhoods.

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Watch the live announcement of our Spirit of Manchester Awards 2017 shortlist

25 May 2017 - 11:16 by michelle.foster

At 12.30pm today our Chief Executive, Mike Wild announced the organisations and volunteers that have been shortlisted for our Spirit of Manchester Awards 2017.

If you missed the webcast, the video will be available to watch on here on Friday.

In the meantime, you can see the shortlist here: https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/spirit-of-manchester/spirit-manchester-awards

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Information and Helplines for Manchester Arena Incident

23 May 2017 - 13:42 by michelle.foster

We have pulled together a range of information collected so far about the additional support local charities & community organisations are offering in the aftermath of the events.
Scroll down to the foot of the page to view the updates.

 

Helplines and official contact information

 

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Macc response to the events at Manchester Evening News Arena

23 May 2017 - 11:09 by michelle.foster

Like everyone else in Manchester and around the country all of us at Macc are horrified by the events which took place in the city centre last night. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those who died and those who are waiting anxiously for news of their loved ones.

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Manchester City Council - Summer Playscheme grants 2017

19 May 2017 - 13:48 by michelle.foster

The purpose of the Playscheme funding is to complement the all year round play offer in Manchester. The funding is to provide free open access play activities, over the summer holidays with a particular focus on addressing gaps in provision, increasing the numbers of disabled children accessing universal play services and increasing children’s opportunities to outdoor play. It is envisaged that this will be done through the delivery of play activities from the Voluntary and Community Sector in Manchester.

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Charity Commission alert: Ransomware threat - keep your charity safe

19 May 2017 - 13:44 by michelle.foster

Charity Commission urges trustees to be vigilant about ransomware attacks. Charity Commission

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, is issuing this alert to charities as regulatory advice under section 15(2) of the Charities Act 2011.

Charities could be at risk and are urged to be vigilant.

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