Welcome to the first GM BAME Network e-bulletin of 2021, which contains a selection of events, information and opportunities relevant to BAME communities in Greater Manchester. Among the items in this edition are:-
Achieving a fairer Greater Manchester is the focus of Inequalities Commission as new survey launches
Greater Manchester leaders’ open statement to the Home Office on asylum seeker evictions policy
COVID-19 vaccination programme
COVID-19 vaccination programme: Community Briefing Notes
Windrush Compensation Scheme reform
Keeping the Faith – report on domestic abuse and Covid among survivors with Faith backgrounds
Open letter to the Muslim community leaders from the British Islamic Medical Association
GM BAME Social Enterprise Network reflecting on their first year
Support to help VCSE organisations come back stronger
Jewish Community Services Directory
Together Dementia Support – resources for supporting older South Asian, Caribbean and African people
Barnardo’s launch new helpline for Black, Asian and minority ethnic children and families impacted by Covid-19
Culturally-appropriate food delivery service (Can-Survive UK)
| Mental health support available in GM – please share |
Accessing Community Hub support across Greater Manchester
SortHIV – new digital support platform and awareness raising materials (The PaSH Partnership)
6 pilot mental health support services commissioned to support BAME communities, in response to Covid-19
Money4You BAMER HUB – free organisational support to BAME-led charities and social enterprises
| Guidance on avoiding Vitamin D deficiency |
| COVID-19 support and resources for BAME Communities (GMCVO) |
| Windrush Community Fund Information Day Event |
| 20th January, 2-4pm Online Insights 2021 – join Understanding Society for a week of online debates exploring policy in a post-Covid world 25th – 29th January 2021 Online Arts for Wellbeing Workshops – Black Arts Course (Her Art CIC) February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd 11am-2pm Carers training course – caring for someone with dementia from South Asian background (Together Dementia Support) February 8th, 15th, 22nd March 1st, 8th All sessions 1-2.30pm GMCVO VCSE Assembly: Integrated Care Systems 4th February, 2-30-4.30 Online GMCVO VCSE Assembly: Procurement Green Paper Consultation 8th February, 2-3.30pm Online GMCVO VCSE Assembly: Children and Young People School Readiness 11th February, 10-12.30pm Online Round 2 of GM BAME Community small grants Forever Manchester Awards – open for applications Peer Support Grants Application period extended for our Emergency Investment Fund – for VCSE organisations affected by Covid-19 Windrush Community Fund (Voice4Change England) Heritage Lottery Fund Covid-19 Community Resilience Fund: Round 2 launched (Great Places) 10 GM Funding Bulletin – January 2021 GMCVO’s dedicated Covid-19 Funding page Runnymede Unbound – training & development scheme (Runnymede Trust) Access the Kickstart scheme and offer work placements to young people Opportunities with Manchester Met Students Development opportunity: Diabetes Training Project Cycle and Stride for Active Lives (Transport for Greater Manchester) ‘Be the Business’ mentoring support programme (Growth Company) Self-employed and SME business mentoring available through Enterprising You programme (Growth Company) Achieving a fairer Greater Manchester is the focus of Inequalities Commission as new survey launches Doing Buses Differently: The impact of Covid-19 on our proposals for the future of your buses Survey: Mapping the race equality sector in England Survey: Perceptions of Vitamin D and fortified foods amongst ethnic minorities in the UK Survey: Research participants required – are you a BAME individual with experience of a police encounter during lockdown? Older research participants wanted from BAME communities To read the full article for any of the above go to www.gmcvo.org.uk |
