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Are you taking action on an issue important to you?
Do you know an inspirational campaigner?
The SMK Campaigner Awards recognise and celebrate people who demonstrate their commitment to and effectiveness in tackling the root causes of injustice and inequality, be it over the last year or over many years. The award winners are people who have brought about lasting change within their communities or more widely, either on a local or national basis.
Winners will receive their award at a special evening ceremony at the House of Lords on Wednesday 13 April 2016.
The Prince's Trust Team programme delivered by The Manchester College and based at its Wythenshawe campus is currently recruiting for the next programme which starts on 8 February 2016.
The Team programme is a 12 week personal development opportunity aimed at enabling young people between 16-25 to develop the confidence to get back into employment or education.
Better Things is a safe, friendly and supportive place for Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans people who have a learning disability.
You can share feelings, talk about fears or issues. Make new friends – it is free, it is friendly and it is fun.
The group meets every third Monday of the month at 6.30pm-8.30pm at LGF, 5 Richmond Street, Manchester, M1 3HF.
For further information and to attend, contact Brenda on 0161 728 7616.
Can You Spare an Hour? Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups in partnership with Macmillan Cancer would like to talk to members of the public about a new lung health check service to be offered in Manchester.
Discussion groups are taking place on:
25 January 2016 at the Welcome Centre in Cheetham Hill
2 February 2016 at the Inspire Centre in Levenshulme
If so, we have an exciting opportunity that needs your input.
Macc is looking to host a seminar tailored specifically for the sector delivered by representatives from HMRC themselves. We are asking groups to let us know what they would like to see delivered in this session.
It may be questions about gift aid, tax returns or VAT or you simply would like to learn more about registering a charity with HMRC, tax exemption. Anything relevant to HMRC can be covered.
Inspiring Change Manchester is a Shelter led partnership funded through Big Lottery Fund’s £112m Fulfilling Lives initiative: Supporting People with Multiple Needs. The programme’s aim is to transform the support received by people with multiple needs.
For further information, visit: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_complex_needs
I don’t think any of us is expecting life to get any easier in 2016! There are many so forces acting upon us as a sector at the moment which can make it feel like our agenda is being reduced to a fight for survival – and yet there are opportunities ahead. The difficulty will be in getting ourselves organised as a sector to be able to take them up. We need to increase collaboration and that takes an investment of time, energy and creativity which are rare commodities when you’re working flat out simply to keep the doors open. Here are some thoughts on what lies ahead in 2016…
Macc and Manchester City Council have jointly written a Review of Manchester City Council's Equality Funding Programme 2013/14 to 2015/16. It covers both how funded organisations met the objectives of the fund and how the fund was set-up, managed and monitored. Its full of examples of the work that funded groups carried out and highlights a number of issues that a future funding programme would need to address.
7 local pharmaceutical committees have come together to establish the Greater Manchester Pharmacy provider company. This is a vehicle for holding contracts and has been set up by Community Pharmacy Greater Manchester (CPGM). Community Pharmacy is a key part of integration plans for Health and Social Care services. Download more details here.
CPGM's 5 point plan is:
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