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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.
Following two successful VCSE workshops at the Greater Manchester Commissioning Academy, GMCVO and Macc are co-ordinating an extra event to further expand on how public sector commissioners can gain value and fully involve the VCSE sector at every stage of the commissioning cycle.
For further information and to register, visit: www.gmcvo.org.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D2624%26reset%3D1
In the 100th newsletter MP Debbie Abrahams writes on inequality and poverty. Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) feature articles about the impact of ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ status and the 2019 Food Power Conference. There’s news from the GM Living Wage Campaign and the Living Wage Champion awards and a couple of local job opportunities and a list of forthcoming events. 
Greater Manchester Law Centre seek someone who shares their political outlook and has the skills and commitment to take the law centre in the direction set out in the manifesto, and who will work together with others, especially “user-led” groups of people directly affected themselves, to change government policies and end the hostile environment.
Greater Manchester Law Centre is seeking (at least) 1 full time equivalent Solicitor, whether through full or part time posts, to cover at least one or more of the following:
• Housing
• Public Law
• Employment
• Mental Health
• Community Care
• Welfare Benefits
Greater Manchester Law Centre are looking for people committed to their manifesto and to working in a community law centre. The manifesto is at gmlaw.org.uk
Interviews are likely to be held in the fortnight beginning 19 August 2019
Greater Manchester Law Centre seeks a welfare benefits supervisor to provide a high-quality welfare benefits advice and specialist casework service to clients in Greater Manchester, and to provide supervision, mentoring and support to volunteer workers to help develop their skills and expertise in welfare benefits.
Greater Manchester Law Centre are looking for people committed to their manifesto and to working in a community law centre. The manifesto is at gmlaw.org.uk
Interviews are likely to be held in the fortnight beginning 19 August 2019
The Our Manchester Voluntary Sector Programme Team have been undertaking a scenario planning process for the Targeted Fund priority 'Creating an age friendly city that promotes good health and well-being for people in mid and later life' with representatives from Manchester Health and Care Commissioning officers. 
Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) has been working on behalf of the GM VCSE Devolution Reference Group to develop tools that help promote the voluntary and community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector’s role in the Greater Manchester economy. Read more in the newsletter and watch a short film on the website.
At meetings where people from statutory organisations are extolling the virtues and importance of the VCSE sector, I quite often feel like saying “SHOW ME THE MONEY” over and over again, just like Cuba Gooding Junior says at an increasing volume to a confused Tom Cruise in the film Jerry Maguire. He doesn’t want warm words - he wants cold cash. I can’t remember what happens after that but it all ends happily when he realises that the most important thing is love - “you had me at hello”. I love a happy ending.
Manchester City Council are reviewing the rules they use to decide who gets social housing, to make sure they help those with the greatest need who live in Manchester, and they want your views.
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