Junior Youth Empowerment Programme
The Junior Youth Empowerment Programme is a global educational programme for young teens aged 11-15.
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Chorlton Community Connectors Video
The video that was created demonstrated the power of the local community in Chorlton to come together.
Walking Mum’s Club
Support Walking Mum’s Club set up a network of support walks across Manchester for new parents and to expand to parents-to-be.
Christmas Boxes
To support and make links with families who are struggling financially around Christmas.
Baby Food Redistribution Project
Redistribution of baby food supplies which otherwise would have gone to waste.
Befriending Treat Boxes
This project has been a good way to keep in touch with the community and be able to share health information.
Tibetan Kitchen Cooking Project
To assist Friends of Tibetan Kitchen to access Manchester Wellbeing Fund to run an outreach cooking project.
Fallowfield and Rusholme Age Friendly Facebook Page
Run a Facebook page as another means of getting information out and engaging with local residents and organisations
Whalley Range Wellbeing Bags
Wellbeing bags for people who have been experiencing mental health difficulties due to the pandemic and subsequent restrictions
Reach out to the Community Cooking for the Homeless
To provide food for the homeless community and provide a volunteering opportunity for local residents who want to help.
Z Arts Film Club
Weekly afternoon film club at Z Arts in Hulme.
Junior Youth Empowerment Programme
Junior Youth Empowerment Programme providing a space for young people to meet, learn and grow.
S4B Christmas in a Box
An alternative Christmas celebration for residents during COVID-19.
Dragons Voice
Community run radio show for the Chinese speaking community.
Mask Making Workshops
Providing residents with the tools to protect their health and wellbeing during COVID-19 pandemic.
Stay Safe – COVID Prevention Bags
Outreach COVID-19 “stay safe” tote bags.
#ItsOkay Food Provisions Leaflet
Outreach project to signpost residents in need of food provisions over winter period.
Imani Community Association Community Asset Transfer
Support the group to secure a community space and help them to understand the Community Asset Transfer process.
Healthy Weight Project
An online workshop and herb & spice growing kit to promote healthy eating.
We Matter Puppet Making Kits
Funding contents for basic at home puppet making kits.
We Matter Friendship group
Regular friendship group for isolated women in Longsight.
Brunswick Church Health and Wellbeing Session
Health talk about 5 Ways to Wellbeing.
ARMR Store Christmas Meal
Christmas Day meal provision for vulnerable residents.
Spring Bulb Packs - Wythenshawe
Spring bulb activity packs
Know Africa Event Food parcels
To engage with, and provide food parcels, to new residents who live in Wythenshawe, particularly people from BAME groups.
Knitters for Winter Warmer Campaign 2020
Winter health and Wellbeing for isolated older residents.
Christmas engagement 2020
Christmas engagement event
Age Friendly Positive images
To promote local older residents who are still active and doing positive things.
Age Friendly Wythenshawe – resident recruitment and promotion
To bring local older residents together and recruiting for involvement in local activities
Wythenshawe Age Friendly Facebook page
Facebook page to share information about local services and community and voluntary sector groups
Seventh Day Adventist Church Cooking Project
Church's volunteers provide hot, nutritious meals delivered directly to local community who are struggling due to the pandemic.
Spring Bulb Project
Promoting & delivering Spring Bulb kits to local residents to give them something to tend to & watch grow through winter months
Bee Well Crafternoons with Stitched Up
Application for funding to run Bee Well Crafternoons -wellbeing craft sessions for those experiencing mental health difficulties
Clay Kits Project - Chorlton & Whalley Range
Providing clay kits to local residents so that they might make a project in their own home.
Face It Together
A volunteering opportunity for local residents who sew to create masks which we could distribute to people who were in need.
Whalley Range Community Forum Festive Feast Bags
Festive Feast bags to help local residents feel connected and cared for. In place of usual annual Festive Feast events.
The Place at Platt Lane – Noticeboard
To provide a Community Noticeboard for outside The Place at Platt Lane to help provide a space to share information to visitors
Family wellbeing boxes for Christmas with Citywise
Providing a craft and wellbeing resourced box for Children and families in Gorton.
Christmas boxes for Women's refuge
To provide a package of wellbeing resources for vulnerable families at Christmas 2020
Buzz Community Bake Off
Baking project where residents will be provided baking kits with all necessary ingredients to bake and create two recipes
Let’s Get Stitching
Group designed to contribute to making face masks for the most venerable & teach local residents how to make their own mask too
Pop Up Percussion
Online Music Sessions for Early Years during Covid-19 restrictions
buzz Update Email Newsletter
A weekly newsletter promoting local activities and opportunities for residents and organisations.
Knitted Hats / Hulme Winter festival
Residents came together to knit and donate a hat which was included in a Christmas hamper as part of Hulme Winter Festival
Clay Kits - Hulme and Moss Side
To engage with residents and offer them the opportunity to do a pottery project at home during the pandemic restrictions.
Smile Box – Winter Wellbeing
To provide information on winter wellbeing to vulnerable residents.
Write Up Your Street project
Postcards from older residents to share words of wisdom with primary school children to support wellbeing during Covid-19
Women's Voices Healthy Eating Online Sessions
Providing a positive & supportive learning environment for South Asian women aged 50–80 at Eating & Lifestyle’ sessions
West Gorton Christmas Singalong
Residents, Tenants Associations & the Over 50’s Group provided a festive event to bring together the generations in West Gorton
Older Persons Neighbourhood Support (OPENS) Fund
Support for local partners from the VCS sector to work collaboratively and put together an application for the OPENS fund.
Hulme Winter Festival
Children’s reading book donation to families in Hulme as part of the wider Hulme Winter Festival.
Sycamore Exercise group
Gentle exercise to help with strength and balance to improve mobility and to help prevent trips and falls.
Amateur Play Reading
Play reading for beginners in Miles Platting at St. George’s Community Centre. Open for everyone (adults).
No 93 Christmas Lunch 2019
A Christmas lunch for the community
Debdale Indoor Bowling Club
Support to increase Indoor Bowling Club activities
Broad Oak Court Gardening
Working with residents of broad oak court to help with their garden
Barlow Moor Community Centre Age friendly events.
A series of workshops for older people attending the centre, culminating in a winter warmer event.
Wythenshawe Age Friendly Winter Warmer bags
Project to help older residents stay warm and well in winter
Intergenerational Card Swap
Intergenerational and social connections between older people and younger people
Funding for ‘Ananna – Manchester Bangladeshi Women's Organisation’
Application for funding so project could continue their good work.
Victoria House Community Garden Project
Gardening project for a residential housing project for couples and single homeless people/rough sleepers
Mind your Step!
Falls prevention roadshow for the older population.
Covid-19 Shopping
Arranging shopping and medication to be delivered to isolated and vulnerable residents.
A Grand Day Out Funding Session
Helping a local group apply for funding to keep themselves sustainable.
Ryder Brow Community Allotment
Project to create gardens, improve green space, plant and grow seeds.
Cracking Good Food Cookery Course
A cookery course for a local group, teaching basic cooking and nutrition.
Community Blox Project
Community Blox are a group of Burnage residents, who are focused on building confidence in the community of Burnage.
Men's Sheds
Outside gardening space provided to support physical and mental wellbeing
Funding for ‘Qadria Jilania’
Support for funding to continue providing food parcels and hot meals to local residents during lockdown.
Philips Park Orchard
Support with the continuation of the orchard for local residents.
Chit Chat group
An Age Friendly Group providing a meeting place for people to feel less isolated
Cheetham Hill Festival
Annual festival celebrating the many cultures present in Cheetham Hill & showcasing the many organisations present in the area
Whitebeck Court Singing Group
Group created to help improve mental wellbeing, lower stress levels, boost mood and provide an opportunity to socialise
Burnage Community Centre Kitchen
Funding provided for community kitchen for the benefit of residents in which to learn new skills & develop community connections
Gorton and Levenshulme Community Update
Information sharing within the local community.
Garden Shed
A place to potter about and growing plants as well as helping with physical, mental and social wellbeing
North Manchester Black Health Forum Exercise Group
A weekly Exercise Group encouraging people to be more active
Burnage Good Neighbours Age Friendly wellbeing sessions
The sessions brought together older Burnage residents many of whom were isolated & experiencing diminishing health.
Harpurhey Community Event
A community fun day to help raise awareness of the Lung Bus in the area.
Charles Wilson Centre coffee morning
A social group that met for coffee, exercise and also health talks.
WAST (Women Asylum Seekers Together) Choir
A choir of women seeking asylum, who meet weekly & sing together at various events to raise the profile of Asylum Seekers
Book Club
Reading a book was a good way to ease the boredom of lockdown so the group was established.
Boost
A course to help build emotional resilience and improve wellbeing.
Knitted Hearts and Baby Blankets
Residents helping the community during lock down and giving back by Knitting heart and Baby blankets.
Gorton Corona Helpers
Project set up in response to the overwhelming demand for their service.
Gorton Visual Arts
Funding application made to help group get a new printer to continue supporting the local community.
Whalley Range Community Walkabout
This project was developed to support older residents who may feel excluded/isolated within their neighbourhood.
Together Dementia Support Friendship and Activity Group
A social group for individuals diagnosed with dementia.
Wai Yin Diabetes information Event
A diabetes information event held at the Welcome centre in Cheetham Hill.
Burnage Exploration and Cooking Group
Burnage Exploration Group is a group of women living in the neighbourhood, wishing to explore the local area.
Merseybank Christmas Party and parcels
Christmas party with gifts to help support people who are isolated or with low income.
Tone and Trim Community Gym
Help to keep the gym supporting local residents maintain physical wellbeing during lockdown
Let's talk about Stroke
Development of a Stroke support group in South Manchester
Singing Together
Online singing sessions with residents to help improve mood and wellbeing.
Fred's Quiz
Weekly online quiz with local residents.
Chorlton on Medlock Allotment Society (COMAS) allotment funding
Funding to provide electricity in an allotment so it could be used as a community space for local social events.
Funding for ‘Work for Smile’
Work for smile is a Longsight based organisation that provided food parcels & hot meals for local people during Covid-19
Walsden Street Community Garden
Walsden Street Community Garden is a green space which brings the community together.
Together In Time
“Together in Time” is an intergenerational pen pal scheme
PARS Strength and Balance Exercise Class
Activity sessions designed to develop balance, co-ordination and general fitness.
Ardwick and Longsight Covid Mutual Aid Group
The group's focus was to ensure people could access culturally appropriate food parcels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Your NHS, here for you
The project produced videos in a range of different languages to remind people your NHS is here for you during the pandemic.
Children’s Activity Packs
Arts and craft packs to improve wellbeing for families, looked after children and care leavers.
Creative Writing Group
Friendly writing for beginners in Miles Platting for everyone (adults) with no experience necessary.
Khizra Mosque Community Walk
This project aimed to encourage people to get out of the house and take part in light exercise.
Cancer awareness campaign
Support to reach women with English as a second language, to raise awareness of cancer screening and wellbeing opportunities.
Funding for ARMR store
Support accessing funding so food storage area could be used for parcels to be delivered to local people during lockdown.
North Manchester Age Friendly Networks
Age Friendly network meetings take place across the city bringing together key stake holders and frontline workers.
Fallowfield vs Coronavirus Mutual Aid Group
This project was set up to respond to any urgent support needs of the local community/people in Fallowfield during COVID-19.
Debdale Bowling and Social Club
Supporting the ongoing success of the club following threat of closure.
Wythenshawe Games 2019
5 day free sports event in Wythenshawe Park for Health Zone 2019.
Hulme & Moss Side Walking Football Project
This is a mixed gender & multi ethnic project, targeted at those who face barriers to engaging in traditional football sessions.
Mini Kitchen Garden Kits
Seeds and soil given to local residents to grow ingredients to use in their home.
Sycamore Close Falls Assessment
Identifying the risk factors associated with tripping and falling. Helping to maintain independence after a fall.
Age Friendly Communities for BAME residents during Covid-19
Support for older residents from the local BAME community who were worried about going out in their community after lockdown.
Grand Day Out
The Grand Day Out group is a 50+ Arts & Crafts group for woman. The group also arrange and go out on day trips.
No.93 Gardening Group
Working together to create a community garden for everyone.
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