Oldham

Aims/priorities: Social investment is a form of repayable finance tailored to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, including community groups and charities, to support them to deliver their social impact.

Whether you address social needs, aim to strengthen communities, improve people’s life chances, enhance culture or protect the environment - if your business trades (or aims to trade) for the common good, or is looking to create community assets, social investment could be right for you.

This is an opportunity to work as part of a charity committed to our Vision of enabling everyone in our communities to achieve better mental health. TOG Mind is a fast-paced charity delivering a wide variety of mental health and emotional wellbeing services.

At TOG Mind with have over 100 volunteers providing invaluable support across a wide range of roles across all of our services.

In the role as Volunteer Manager, you will work as part of the Community Development Team and you will be responsible for:

Action Together Recruitment Fair

As part of the Oldham Poverty Action Network, we are excited to announce three new Fixed Term Contracts, to drive forward action on behalf of the network, tackling the root causes of poverty.

We will be holding a Recruitment Fair on Monday 9 October 2023, 10am – 1pm, at Hack Oldham, 38-44 Yorkshire Street, Oldham OL1 1SE.

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Greater Manchester by encouraging people who are usually less active to start or increase the amount they regularly walk or wheel this autumn/winter.

Who can apply? The following can apply:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations to help and run local, regional or national projects that can be up and running as soon as possible once the funding has been awarded (from autumn/winter 2023).

The grants will support children and young people aged 21 years and younger who are on:

Aims/priorities: The McCarthy Stone Foundation is offering 30 grants of up to £1,000 each to support local groups that are organising events and activities for people over the age of 65 years during the festive period (1 December 2023 and 2 January 2024).

The funding is intended to help older people who may be isolated or lonely, particularly during this time.

The grants can be used for a number of different things, including but not limited to:

Aims/priorities: This funding is for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas where they may be at risk of anti-social behaviour. We want to fund extra hours of youth work for additional activities that give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.

This programme is funded by the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund.

They can fund work with young people aged:

Aims/priorities: The funding is expected to provide around 2,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.

This could include town halls, community centres, local shops, post offices and local parks, to ensure that defibrillators are evenly spread throughout communities and easily accessible if someone is experiencing an unexpected cardiac arrest.

Who can apply? Local community organisations, such as sports clubs, local theatres, community halls, etc., may register their interest now.

Tuesday 7 November 10am - 1pm @ Oldham Central Library

This event is an opportunity for members of the public to learn about what opportunities are available in Oldham. As well as being attended by employers and training providers, Action Together Volunteering Team will also be on-hand, offering to support to people in finding suitable volunteering opportunities which will help them to gain the skills and experiences that employers are looking for.

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects that focus on tackling risks associated with electrical products, increasing the public’s awareness of electrical safety, and promoting changes in behaviour to keep people safe in their homes.

Who can apply? The following can apply: