In The News - Local
23rd May 2024 10am-4pm
Swinton Masonic Hall
21 Hospital Rd, Swinton, M27 4EY
Drop-in Sessions
FREE Event
Are you part of a voluntary, community, or social enterprise group/organisation in Salford?
Come and meet the Salford CVS team!
We're available face-to-face to offer help and advice about:
Dr Hilary Cass has submitted her final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as Chair of the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people.
The Review was commissioned by NHS England to make recommendations on how to improve NHS gender identity services, and ensure that children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender dysphoria receive a high standard of care, that meets their needs, is safe, holistic and effective.
Tuesday 14th May, 11.30am-1.30pm
RHS Bridgewater
We welcome you to join us for our free Remembering and celebrating loved ones living with, or lost, to dementia as part of Dementia Action Week
Join us in the beautiful surroundings of the RHS Bridgewater wellbeing garden for our annual remembrance celebration, as we mark Dementia Action Week.
Greater Manchester has launched a training package around autism and suicide awareness. The Training was co-produced this with autistic people and people bereaved by suicide, it is free and takes about an hour.
About the course
Co-produced with people from the autistic community, this Autism and Suicide Awareness Training aims to:
MS Therapy Centre are looking for a team of people to take part in the Greater Manchester Run for the wonderful MS Therapy Centre (NW) on 26th May 2024.
They will register your token and provide you with your very own MS Therapy Centre T-Shirt as well as a team of cheerleaders on the day!
To take part go to: https://ao1ohb1b2vv.typeform.com/to/K298wtnY
Or contact Jade at fundraising@mstherapynw.org
Wednesday 1st May 2024, 1:30-3pm
What does it mean to be an inclusive leader within the VCSE sector?
How can we develop anti-racist practices within our organisations that support equity, justice and liberation?
How can we create disability equity by changing attitudes and structures?
Join us at The Beacon Centre on Thursday 18th April 2024, 1-3pm for an afternoon of open conversations and practical solutions on how to have proactive and safe conversations with service users and communities to challenge discriminatory and intolerant views and practises.
When emergencies strike, local volunteer organisations play a crucial role in providing immediate assistance to affected communities. With the right knowledge, you can be more confident in how you can support yourself, family, friends and your wider community before, during and after times of crisis.
Breakthrough UK have provided some information about their latest Employment services offering Diverse Works: Salford and Diverse Works: Pre-Employment.
Diverse Works: Salford
We support individuals who are residents of Salford, are over 18, consider yourself to be a disabled person and who would like to find employment.
What we will do:
We provide an individual specialised plan of support will be put together which will include actions such as:
∙ CV building
Salford Community Leisure are hosting Free Workshops which will be delivered by Street Games. 'Mental Health Conversations' will explore the basics of what Mental Health is, what good Mental Health looks like and some of the resource tools the clubs/groups can use to support young people and adults with Mental Health issues. The candidates on the workshop will also be given information on where to refer people in Salford and what organisations are available to support them.