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GIFT 20 Years Anniversary 2003-2023
GIFT Academy celebrates its 20th anniversary! Grace Incorporation Faith Trust (GIFT) was funded in 2003 with the idea of supporting young people, adults, and families, who may be without the financial means to find such quality advice for themselves. GIFT is now...
Getting Ready Employment and Training (GREAT) Project
Getting Ready Employment and Training (GREAT) Project Identity Card Project Name: Getting Ready Employment and Training (GREAT) Project Project Duration: November 2023 to October 2024 Project Funded by National Lottery Awards For All Category: Employability Getting...
Step and Move Project (STAMP)
Project Name: Step and Move Project (STAMP) – Project Duration: September 2023 to March 2024 – Project Funded by Sport England
A4A – GATEway to Success Project (aka Gateway2Success)
Project Name: A4A – GATEway to Success – Project Duration: 28 August, 2015–28 August, 2016 – Project Funded by National Lottery Awards For All
Spring Into Action Project
Spring Into Action Project Identity Card Project Name: Spring Into Action Project Dates: June 2022 to October 2022 Project Funded By: Sport England Spring Into Action Project Overview The Spring into Action Project will be providing physical support and training to...
Music 4 The Soul Project
Project Name: Music 4 The Soul – Project Time Span: March 2022 to March 2023 – Project Funded by: Awards For All
Stay Connected – Digital Inclusion Project 1
Project Name: Digital Inclusion Project 1 – Project Dates: December 2021 to December 2022 – Project Funded by: Hubbub and Young Manchester
Digital Inclusion Project 2
Project Name: Digital Project 2 – Project Dates: March 2021 to March 2022 – Project Funded by: One Manchester
Inter-generational Digital Project
Project Name: Inter-generational Digital Project – Project Dates: 21 May 2019 to 21 May 2020 – Project Funded by: National Lottery Community Fund Awards For All
Beauty & Skin care Workshop Jun 2018
Our follow up session at the Manchester Foyer took place a couple of weeks ago. This time Beauty & Skin care was on the agenda. My colleague Satisha facilitated the workshop as this is an area she specializes in with a wealth of experience behind her. Once the...
Fitness at the Foyer
Last week I had the pleasure of running a fitness circuit session at the Manchester Foyer. For those that aren't familiar with the Manchester Foyer allow me to expand. It is a supported accommodation service for young people aged between 16-25 in need of housing who...
You Can Be The Change (BTC) Project
Be The Change (BTC) Project Identity Card Project Name: Be The Change (BTC) Project Time Span: 27 March, 2018–28 March, 2019 Project Funded by: Awards For All You can be the change - Background For some time now, myself and colleges have been frequently discussing the...
GIFT is starting a new Mentoring Drop In service
GIFT will be starting a new weekly Mentoring drop in service on Monday the 5th of March, Mondays for 16-21 year olds and Wednesdays for 11- 15 year olds from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Project Mali Manchester Community Assets Development
On Sunday the 26th of November Project Mali Manchester hosted by T.A.P ( The African Pot) held a insightful event at Hulme Centre in Hulme Manchester which raised awareness to what the Local Authorities have been devising behind the scenes with regards to the...
Creating Resilient Communities
About the Creating Resilient Communities Appreciative Leadership Course The Creating Resilient Communities Appreciative Leadership Course took place between the 7th-10th of September in the picturesque city of Athens Greece. As part of a national consortium, The Ubele...
Seetec Employability Day Event
GIFT had the pleasure of being invited to Seetec's Employability Day Event which took place on Friday 14th of July in Manchester city centre. Between 9:30 am and 1 pm GIFT, along with various other providers from across the city had the chance to let people from the...
Tech2Gether Project: Learning new skills in Moss Side
Tech2gether Project Identity Card Project Name: Tech2gether Project Duration Project Funded by the Church Urban Fund Project Description Strengthening Faith Institutions is currently supporting Tech2Gether, an exciting new training programme for young Christian and...
CALM-A community sharing its expertise
GIFT was successful in seeking funding to help a community sharing its expertise.The Community Action Leadership Mentoring (CALM) project had its launch event on the 7th of April 2017. They hosted community experts, professional businesses in various disciplines...