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The ‘Don’t Hate, Educate Campaign’ will challenge negative attitudes around race and religion; work with others to educate their communities in order to tackle ignorance around race and religion and promote diversity in their communities reduce racism and religious discrimination in their communities. 
The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every year during the summer holidays. This year, the Summer Reading Challenge is celebrating 100 years of the world’s greatest storyteller, Roald Dahl.
Sign up at your local library, and then read at least six library books of your choice to collect special collector cards and other incentives – all for free.
For further information, visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/summerreadingchallenge
From next year, a million pounds of Council funding is going into Young Manchester, the new independent youth and play trust. Do you think your organisation should have a share and, just as importantly, a say in how things are organised in future?
Currently the Council has 60 contracts with the youth and play sector. In future, it looks like the Trust is planning for 15 or less.
Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) are currently looking for young people 16 – 24 to join their friendly, fun, and creative Manchester Not Just a Group. The group have been learning about ethical trade and screen printing for the past 6 months 
and producing images/posters and T shirts.
Any young person aged between 11 and 19, living within the City of Manchester area can now get free online emotional and mental health support using a website called Kooth.com. They can sign up, choose an avatar (an online character) to represent them anonymously and have an online chat with a counsellor or use the many other features on the site such as
message forums and blogs. 
Young Manchester is an independent, city wide Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) set up to develop a new way of working to support Youth and Play services for children and young people across Manchester, by working with partner agencies to commission work at a local level. 
GMCASE (Greater Manchester Campaign Against Sexual Exploitation) is a consortium of statutory agencies, not-for-profit organisations, charities and community groups working across the Greater Manchester conurbation, who collectively aim to tackle the issue of sexual exploitation of children and young people.
The DM Thomas Foundation for Young People is committed to helping disadvantaged and vulnerable young people and children. The Foundation does this by supporting positive life-changing and life-enhancing activities that improve their health and education. 
Applications working in the areas of education or health with one of our four chosen focus groups are selected or considered:
The University of Manchester’s annual Making a Difference Awards took place on Wednesday 11 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall.
Over 200 guests attended the event to celebrate the University’s commitment to social responsibility, and recognise staff, students and members of the local community, for their involvement in a plethora of social and environmental initiatives.
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