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Over November, four young people from New Bury Youth Voice were invited to spend the day with Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Safer and Stronger Communities, Kate Green. They were split into pairs for a day each. The first day started with the young people attending Greater Manchester’s Safe Drive Stay Alive event in […]
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Community Spotlight: Empowering the Next Generation at Newhouse Academy
Over six inspiring weeks, Maverick Lab CIC delivered its Young Leaders Course to a group of male pupils from Newhouse Academy in Heywood. The program, designed to foster personal and professional growth, left a lasting impression on participants, school staff, and employers alike. A Pathway to the Future Funded by the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction […]
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Violence Reduction Unit programme in Tameside reduces school suspensions and expulsions by over 60%
National charity, SHiFT, has released a report showing the success of its programme based in Tameside, part-funded by Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). Known as SHiFT Tameside, the programme has reduced school suspensions and exclusions amongst its participants by over 60% and reduced their proven offences by over 20%. The Mayor of Greater Manchester […]
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We Are Greater than Violence: Education Hive Launch
We Are Greater than Violence: Education Hive Launch We received valuable feedback from the Primary Summit’s ‘table discussion’ sessions, where delegates like yourself highlighted the need for proactive support amid curriculum constraints. You told us that there isn’t enough time in the school day to fully address ‘healthy mind and body’ development or the impact […]
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Community Fun Days in Tameside increase opportunities for children and young people
A community partnership in Tameside held a series of events across the summer holidays, which were attended by more than 200 young people and led to feelings of safety. The Ashton and St Peter’s Youth Alliance (ASPYA) held two community fun days funded by Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit, which included music creation, creating and […]
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Young people report reduction in violent experiences thanks to hospital-based mentoring programme
A mentoring programme for victims of violence based in four of Greater Manchester’s hospitals has led to a reduction in violent experiences in its first two years The programme has since been scaled up with community and custody referral routes now live The findings come from an independent evaluation by Crime and Well-Being Big Data […]
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Young people at risk of serious violence or criminal exploitation are benefitting from a mentoring service helping them to build positive relationships and set future goals. Often displaying aggression and violent tendencies toward peers and teachers, Alex* struggled in school. He was referred to Salford Foundation’s STEER service, which aims to increase resilience and motivation […]
Hope Hack
Youth voice to reach Parliament
Young people’s views on gender-based violence and child exploitation in Greater Manchester will inform a national report about how to make society a fairer and safer place. The ‘Reimagined Manifesto’, created by organisation, The Hope Collective, will be published in December and aims to drive change by influencing key-decision makers in Government. Key themes emerging […]
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Community Spotlight: Mancunian Way ‘Reducing violence is a by-product of building trust’
A Manchester-based charity is supporting young people at risk of becoming involved in crime to reach their goals through employment support, mentoring and providing a safe space to talk about their worries. Mancunian Way is an anti-social behaviour reduction charity based in central Manchester that works to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) create safety in communities […]
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