All Homelessness

Launch event: Manchester Homelessness Partnership's Emergency Accommodation Minimum Standards

30 August, 2019 - 14:00 to 16:00

Join The Booth Centre at People’s History Museum for the launch of the Manchester Homelessness Partnership's Emergency Accommodation Minimum Standards. This is a chance to hear about the Emergency Accommodation provision in Manchester - what accommodation there is, what it is like, how to access it and to plan the next steps in how to implement the longer term goals; ensuring everyone who needs it is able to access safe and secure emergency accommodation, with appropriate support and help to move on to suitable long term housing.

Shared Topic Areas:

Homelessness

Volunteer Co-ordinator at The Booth Centre

The Booth Centre is an innovative, advice and activity-based day centre for people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. The Centre is recognised nationally as a beacon of best practice. The Booth Centre are recruiting for the post of Volunteer Co-ordinator, a role which requires a highly organised, proactive approach.

Hours:

Full time

Salary:

NJC scale pt. 22-24, £21,074 - £22,401 per annum + 10% pension

Location:

Manchester

Shared Topic Areas:

Homelessness

Volunteering

Finance Assistant (Maternity Cover) at the Booth Centre

The Booth Centre is an innovative, advice and activity-based day centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Manchester. People who attend the Centre are centrally involved in the planning, evaluation, and delivery of the service. The Centre is recognised nationally as a beacon of best practice.

The Booth Centre are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to cover for maternity leave, managing our finances on a day to day basis and supporting our fundraising team.

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check

Hours:

40 hours per week

Salary:

£21,074 per annum

Location:

Manchester

Shared Topic Areas:

Homelessness

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 – Climate Emergency

Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation? Would you like to share a story of your activity to tackle the climate emergency, as part of the 2019 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 - Climate emergency

We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 23-27 September.

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Sector News

Volunteer with The Booth Centre team

The Booth Centre are looking for enthusiastic volunteers willing to support their services and activities. The Booth Centre is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and welcome people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Can you help out in any of these areas?
Admin support, preparing and serving breakfast and lunch, cleaning, decorating, gardening, arts, skills, sports

News Type:

Sector News

Shared Topic Areas:

Homelessness

Advice Hub Co-ordinator at The Booth Centre

The Booth Centre is an innovative, advice and activity-based day centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Manchester. People who attend the Centre are centrally involved in the planning, evaluation, and delivery of the service. The Centre is recognised nationally as a beacon of best practice.

Hours:

40 hours per week

Salary:

£29,636 per annum + 10% pension

Location:

Manchester

Shared Topic Areas:

Homelessness

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: 2019 Awardees

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen's coronation. It is the MBE for volunteer groups.

News Type:

Sector News

Shared Topic Areas:

Arts & culture

Black, Minority and Ethnic

Capacity Building

Children and Families

Learning, Skills and Employment

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual

Celebrating 100 years of Social Action

A tale of two cities

Monday 22 July 2019 marks 100 years (to the day) of the formation of Manchester and Salford Council of Social Service. Macc, Salford CVS and Gaddum have worked together to mark the occasion with a celebratory event at the People’s History Museum. We felt it is important to mark 100 years of social action across the twin cities of Salford and Manchester.

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Sector News

GM Homelessness Prevention Strategy – Your ideas needed

The Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network (GMHAN) have been tasked by Mayor Andy Burnham with developing a ten year GM Homelessness Prevention Strategy, with the Accountability Board (chaired by GM Housing and Homelessness Portfolio Lead City Mayor Paul Dennett) taking responsibility for starting and guiding this process. Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network

News Type:

Sector News

Shared Topic Areas:

Homelessness

The DWF Foundation – apply by 31 July 2019

The DWF Foundation has one purpose: providing funds, resources and support to help local communities achieve their full potential. The DWF Foundation supports registered charities with an impact in one or more of the following areas: Homelessness; Health and Wellbeing; Employability; and Education.