Youth Fund Commissioning Process: Round 2 now open

Manchester City Council have just announced the second round of commissioning for youth services in the city. Following the first round of commissioning in July 2011, the council are now seeking to commission further services for young people aged 10-19 for the period of 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013.

The commissioning team says: ”The second round of funding is being jointly commissioned by Neighbourhood Services and Children’s Services and … Continue Reading

Greater Manchester Youth Network are looking for new board members & volunteers

Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) ltd. are looking to fill a number voluntary opportunities in the organisation. There are four main kinds of opportunities:

- Young volunteers ( 13-30)to be a part of the Youth Board, helping GMYN to ensure it is led by and for young people.

- Up to 4 additional new board members:  people who can bring a range of experience and skills to the existing board of six people. GMYN are particularly interested in people who have experience in Human Resources, Finance or Fundraising, plus knowledge of the private sector but please don’t allow a lack of this type of experience/knowledge to stop you from applying!

- Volunteers to work within GMYN helping to deliver projects and youth work sessions – ideal for people who want to get hands-on youth work / administration / project co-ordination experience.

- There are also a number of virtual volunteering opportunities which can be done from home.

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People making change: sharing approaches that work – ICA conference and AGM

Youth Entrepreneurship opportunity with GMYN

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY – Wants to be an Entrepreneur Programme to young people aged 13 – 19

Greater Manchester Youth Network is delivering the Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur Programme to young people aged 13 – 19, who live in the North Manchester, City centre, Central Manchester and Whalley Range area of the City. The programme is an enterprise course which aims to give young people the opportunity to set up and dissolve a small business. Throughout the course the young people should gain a good understanding about marketing, costing, budgeting, branding and the different types of companies.

GMYN have a pre-awareness session on Tuesday the 17th of January from 5.30pm till 6.30pm.

Venue: The Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street Manchester M2 5NS (behind Central Library).

 Please contact Joe Cain or Fiona Shirley for more information by telephone on 0161 274 3377 or by email at joe.cain@gmyn.co.uk or Fiona.shirley@gmyn.co.uk 

Children and teenagers to benefit from successful adult mental health therapy

The Government is investing £32 million in psychological therapies, including talking therapies, for children and young people with mental health problems, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow will announce today.

One in ten children aged 5-16 years has a clinically diagnosable mental health problem. At any one time, more than a million children will have a diagnosable mental health disorder and mental illness in childhood and adolescence costs up to £59,000 per child every year.

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GMYN Making a Difference Event – 8th December 5pm – 7pm

Click on the invitation below to find out more about how GMYN has helped young people and organisations to participate, develop and achieve in 2011.

GMYN December 2011 event invite

Manchester Early Year’s Consultation Meeting

MACC would like to invite you to a special voluntary sector early year’s consultation afternoon.

This meeting has been arranged to look at the specific impact of the possible changes in the provision of early years on the voluntary sector and for MACC to develop a coordinated voluntary sector response to the consultation.

Manchester City Council are currently consulting on proposed changes to early year’s provision. This consultation includes proposed changes to four main areas:
• The local authority withdrawing from direct delivery of day care
• A new assertive outreach service
• A reduction in hours of early years provision for children aged three and four from 30 hours to 15 hours
• Consultation on the function and use of children’s centres to be used by the wider community

MACC urge all organisations to respond to this consultation individually but the aim of this meeting is to provide a clear coordinated voluntary sector response.

Representatives from Manchester City Council will be there on the day to engage in discussion.

To view the consultation, visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/info/100005/education_and_schools/5178/early_years…

To view the report that went to the overview and scrutiny committee detailing the proposed changes, visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/egov_downloads/5_Early_Years_Report.pdf.

MACC will be sending out a briefing paper by Thursday 10 November to discuss implications for the voluntary sector in preparation for the meeting.

To book a place at the meeting, email: pauline@macc.org.uk, no later than Friday 11 November 2011.

Have your say on future Early Years services in Manchester

Manchester City Council says:-

Our services for 0 – 5 year olds are changing and we want as many people as possible to influence the decisions we make.

We have been proud of our childcare offer for many years, but the difficult economic climate means Manchester City Council, like many other authorities across the country, must find new ways of working.

In February 2011, as part of our drive to meet the challenge, we announced plans for significant changes to our Early Years and Sure Start services.

Since then we have:

•  had an independent review of how we run things
•  listened to parents and carers
•  looked at services provided by other organisations.

Now we can tell you exactly what we are proposing and listen to your views through a city-wide consultation, which will begin on 3 October and finish in January next year. Following consultation, the changes agreed will take place gradually over the next four years.

Have YOUR say here

Youth Elements

Are you working with young people in schools, communities, youth offending, care homes, housing, health and youth work?

Would you like to explore issues affecting young people?

Hear it from young people themselves.

Come along to the “One World All Different” youth-lead conference on Friday 4th November at the St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester.

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