Health and Wellbeing

BHA for Equality has launched a free Guide to Contraception which has been designed by and for Black, Asian and Minoritized women. BHA for Equality are now aiming to get this guide in as many public and community spaces, GPs, sexual health clinics and pharmacies as possible.

The Gas Safe Charity provides free hour long Zoom training course to raise awareness of carbon monoxide risks, aimed at front line staff who provide support to vulnerable people in their own homes.

Are you a person of colour who wishes to train as a mindfulness teacher?
Or an experienced mindfulness practitioner who wants to support a trainee teacher?

Mind in Salford have funding for a new intensive mentoring programme which includes a 12 month teacher training pathway.

London Hearts are helping to fund Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) in communities all over the country. When someone has a cardiac arrest, timely intervention is the key to survival. By making more defibrillators available, and by training more people to use them, the better the chance of survival for a cardiac arrest victim.

Sported have partnered with Barclays to launch the new Barclays Community Football Fund, offering small grants, training, kit and exclusive ticketing offers to make football more accessible in communities across the UK.

BHA for Equality are looking for 4 Black Caribbean influencers from diverse backgrounds (with a large following among local Black Caribbean Manchester networks) who are confident talking about sexual health and want to enact change in their communities.  

Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) are offering three free, Understanding the System workshops, which aim to empower local people to help themselves and each other. You can come to one or all of the workshops, which are split up as follows:

10 May: Housing – Landlord and tenant responsibilities and how to deal with issues, Housing options in Manchester and help with housing costs

GMCVO are delivering a grants programme to support people from communities of identity or experience, based in Greater Manchester (including Glossop), that may struggle to achieve higher levels of mental wellbeing.

The communities GMCVO want to reach in year 3 are:

As we emerge from the restrictions caused by the pandemic, communities across the country will take the opportunity to come together to celebrate. Community events promote and support individual and collective wellbeing.

In 2022, the Queen's Platinum Jubilee will also see individuals and groups organise street parties, lunches, beacon lighting and other events.

The Make a Difference awards are a chance to say Thank You and show recognition and appreciation for people who love to make life better for others.

This year BBC Radio Manchester wants to celebrate and say thank you to people living in our villages, towns and cities who make where we live a better place.