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If so, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. want to hear from you!

They are looking for members of the public and advocacy professionals to join them for an in-person Dilemma Cafe on the 13th March (Manchester, afternoon).

Those attending will be asked to share their unique perspectives, opinions and views to help improve our work, and public services, for the better.

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Strand 2: Applications open until midday Monday 26th February 2024

WEA (Workers Educational Association) and GMCA (Greater Manchester Combined Authority) are pleased to launch the first round of funding, across 2 strands, for the £5m GMCA Community Grants Programme. 

This will enable local VCSE organisations and Housing Associations to bid for funding up to £100k to carry out projects in localities, with the purpose of mobilising disadvantaged or excluded unemployed and inactive people to enable their progress towards further education and inclusive employment.

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Following a break in earlier this week, Irlam and Cadishead Foodbank are now trying to build up their stocks so they can continue to help those in our community who need it most. Could you make a donation to help replace these items that were kindly donated by people in our community? 

Below is a full list of items that are needed most to help rebuild the stock that has unfortunately been taken: 

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The Salford Pulse Check is our opportunity to provide you with a brief snapshot of the issues and topics important to the VCSE sector in the city.

Completing this quick survey will help us at Salford CVS get a clearer picture of the type of support you require as members of the organisation, as well as help us to demonstrate how the sector contributes to key priorities established across sectors on a city-wide basis. 

This quarter's theme: Health and Wellbeing.

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Landlords charter

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has launched the consultation on the Greater Manchester Good Landlord Charter. The charter is the first of its kind in the UK, bringing together landlords and renters to improve the standards of homes in social housing and the private rented sector.

It aims to recognise and develop best practice, boost tenant confidence in the quality of good rental properties and provide an ambitious new voluntary standard for landlord excellence, no matter what kind of housing they let.

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11th January 2024 between 11am and 2pm

Led by the University of Salford, it will provide new insight into how best to support older people’s social connections as the UK enters the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Over 24 months, the project will gather a body of evidence to inform initiatives actively supporting older people to remain connected with the world around them. It will use the City of Salford in Greater Manchester as a case study to advance knowledge and practice of creating and maintaining age-friendly places. 

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Warm Words, Cold Comfort: UK civil society’s ongoing racism problem

This report on the Home Truths 2 survey is the first major output of the Home Truths 2 programme. The insights and experiences of Black and Minoritised Ethnic people in the survey will guide the programme’s work to build a sector that takes meaningful action on anti-racism and race equity.

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Leadership development

The VCSE Leadership Development Programme will bring together a group of people with experience of VCSE management and leadership, to co-design and participate in a series of leadership learning workshops.

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