An Invite to our Annual General Meeting!

Mothers Against Violence will be hosting their Annual General Meeting on Friday 18^th May 2012 at the Claremont Resource Centre Hulme Manchester at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend. Please confirm your attendance by calling or emailing the MAV Office details below. It is important we know you are coming as we will need to ensure appropriate provision for those attending.  We are pleased to have a number of new people who have expressed interest in joining the MAV Executive Committee. We are also thankful to those who are standing down this year making room for others to use their skills to develop the service throughout the next year.

MAV have grown in knowledge and experience over the last year much of this growth has come through the challenges we have faced. We are still very confident the service will go from strength to strength regardless of the cuts to many provisions which support families. MAV are working at securing funding and hope to confirm projects that are being funded over the next year. We currently have some positive confirmation for funding which we will update you on during the coming months.

MAV have completed some fundraising events which have been supported by students from Manchester University, Asda Superstore Hulme and kind donations from our community and the wider public. The main collections took place on 23^rd & 24^th March 2012 in Hulme, Cheetham Hill and Manchester City Centre. We had over 30 volunteers that took part in the collections. MAV are truly grateful for all the support. The project was led by Carl Montlake who is the Business Development Lead for MAV. The collections brought in over £1600 in total. Some of the funding will help with the move of location which we are hoping to undertake sometime in May. Currently this has been held up by a contract agreement with Manchester city council. We do hope this will be resolved very soon.

MAV are keen to keep the outreach van and  we are still looking at possible funding opportunities to fund the work the outreach team do especially the Substance Misuse Service (SMS) who have felt the impact from the loss of the outreach van most of all. The SMS service has worked closely with Lifeshare sharing resources and skills. Lifeshare is a charitable organisation established to help meet the needs of the homeless and disadvantaged in Manchester and Salford. Their first point of contact is with people on the streets, offering practical assistance, support and information. From this point continued assistance is offered to enable people to secure suitable accommodation, to be supported to maintain their tenancies, and helped to access initiatives to carry their lives forward.

MAV and Lifeshareshare the belief that all people regardless of race, creed, sexuality, gender, age, level of ability or status are entitled to respect and dignity and should be afforded equal opportunities. Lifeshare is a non-religious organisation and has no political affiliations. The key objectives of the service are to identify street homelessness and offer assistance in obtaining emergency accommodation, signposting other relevant agencies and information for support. To alleviate aspects of poverty and hardship through redistribution of resources, assist people to access Primary Health Care and to promote health and harm reduction.

Julie Boyle and Darren Conner are represented MAV on the project which is dedicated to providing specific outreach services to the young men who sell sex to other men in Manchester’s city centre. This community – largely neglected by outreach services – pick up clients either on the streets or in certain bars in the city centre, and are often unaware of the health risks they are exposed to through this activity. This lifestyle, however, is often seen as the only option for those who have become homeless. MAV hope our working relationship with Lifeshare will go from strength to strength.

MAV are hopeful for the future. We want to continue doing the work we do supporting local schools, youth offending services, prisons, substance misuse services and providing counselling and mentoring. Please kindly make a donation. Just click on the Donate Now link. This will take you to our donation page. Thank You for all your support.

Annual General Meeting Contact: 0161 2268134

Email: office@mavuk.org     julie@mavuk.org

That’s right! We are moving. MAV our moving across the road to the Claremont Resource Centre, Rolls Crescent, Hulme, Manchester M15 5FS. MAV move in April 2012. We have had a wonderful 4 years at Old Birley Street and will miss the staff from Work for Change. MAV will still be close and accessible to all our local community. The service is making changes that will enhance the support we provide in the future. MAV like so many services are seeking to save money. MAV will move into one of Manchester City Council (MCC) vacant office spaces. The move will help MCC cover some of the cost for office buildings and will also save MAV money and allow us to spend more on the delivery of projects. Sadly MAV have also had to cut the cost of funding the Outreach Van. This has been very painful, the van has supported the delivery of the MAV Substance Misuse Service for 8 months. Many people with substance misuse issues have received much needed support and understanding from our service.

MAV are sure the Outreach Van will be replaced in the future. Change is inevitable and sometimes painful. We are hoping to secure funding in 2012, we are also raising funds. The Executive Committee and MAV volunteers are working to promote the work we do and develop projects that will continue to support our community. Gun crime has been reduced in our local community. MAV refuse to be complacent we believe prevention is better than cure, we will continue to work with young people and their families.

MAV are hopeful for the future. We want to continue doing the work we do supporting local schools, youth offending services, prisons, substance misuse services and providing counselling and mentoring. Please kindly make a donation. Just click onthe Donate Now link. This will take you to our donation page. Thank You for all your support.

MAV Supporting & Working in Collaboration with our Community

MAV are supporting Inspire Church Youth Group on Stockport Road, Levenshulme. MAV are hoping to secure funding for a youth outdoor team building weekend in the summer of 2012.

The Inspire Church Youth Group has already engaged over 20 young people in the last 3 months and has brought together young people from all backgrounds. There is a growing Romanian community in Levenshulme and the youth group includes many young people from this community. This has been a positive step forward and has allowed young people to develop more positive relationships with this often marginalized community group. Inspire Church Youth Group is currently running on Sunday Evenings from 6pm – 7.30pm. Please contact MAV’s ACCESS Project for more information. Contact details below.

MAV are also supporting a New Child Minding Service and Training Provider.

Mrs Janet Swanston set-up i2ie Child Minding service in September 2011. Janet has volunteered for MAV for over 5 years and has run childcare session at a number of MAV event as well as supporting children at the Million Mothers March in 2010 and 2011. Janet has a degree in Early Childhood Studies.

i2ie Child Minders currently has places available and aims to provide care education and support for the child and best practice information and training for parents and other childcare pratitioners. If you would like the best day care and support for your child i2ie Child Minders comes recommended by Mothers Against Violence.

If you would like more information on child care provision or child care training please contact Janet Swanston on her mobile number 07931633046 or Email: i2ie@hotmail.co.uk Alternatively contact the MAV Office or the ACCESS Project using the information below. Click on i2ie logo below for information.

i2ie childminding and Consultancy Ltd. Registered No. 7529273

MAV Office: 0161 226 8134

MAV Mobile: 07985490333

Email: office@mavuk.org

MAV ACCESS Project: Mobile No. 07984066771

Email: ian@mavuk.org

Life Long Learning Project  Mothers Against Violence

Mother Against Violence (MAV) have completed The Life Long Learning Project. The project was funded by Awards for All Big Lottery Fund.

The project allowed MAV to develop the IT department providing computer access for many in the community without IT skills. The project also gave many existing volunteers the ability to run and develop new projects. MAV requested funding for the costs of sessional workers, volunteer expenses, equipment including books, dvd’s, stationary, games and worksheets. Marketing materials was required for promotion via leaflets, flyers, posters and the website. We also need to purchase additional computers along with software. Beneficiaries explore topics via holistic methods: Role Play/ Interactive Games/ Internet/DVD’s/ Open Discussions/1 to 1′s/ Group Activities/Self Reflection/ Coaching/ Mentoring. The aim of workshops are to educate, raise awareness, engage and empower people, mainly young people to make positive change for themselves and their community. As a result of the training MAV’s current website is now updated and run by a volunteer who benefited from training from The Life Long Learning Project.  

MAV’s YouTube channel, Twitter and Facebook links have all now been added to the website this has all been made possible thanks to project. The Life Long Learning Project  lasted a year and member of the community were able to use MAV office space to develop projects which would enhance their skills and create employment opportunities. In the last year over 275 people from 8 year olds to 65 year olds have used MAV office space and computers to educate and enhance their personal skills. As a result of the project we have been able to support work completed by Father Against Violence It has also supported work completed by the MAV Substance Misuse Project which is now developing a service that encourages ex – addicts to use skills such as poetry, art and music as a key part of their rehabilitation process.

Without The Life Long Learning Project funding these services would have struggled. The project has also provided room for new volunteering opportunities.    

The projects main outcomes included:

• Over 300 Free computer and training development sessions  
• IT Training and development which includes website development.
• YouTube Channel and PayPal Accounts
• Website links to Facebook and Twitter accounts
• MAV’s New Look interactive website
• IT Educational programmes for 8-16 year olds from a growing inner city Somali Community.
• 6 new Computers and Laptops with computer stations
• 8 New Voluntary opportunities  

We would like to thank Awards for All Big Lottery Fund for all their support. We do hope they will support MAV again in the future.    

MAV are seeking to secure funding for the next year. We are hopeful for our future. At present we have not yet secured funding for 2012 and really need your support in raising funds. We want to continue doing the work we do supporting local schools, youth offending services, prisons,  substance misuse services and providing counselling and Mentoring. Please kindly make a donation.

 You can make a donation now by clinking on our ”Donate Now” link.

We would like to thank all the volunteers, staff and shoppers who supported us on Friday 25^th November at ASDA Supermarket Hulme at our Bag Packing Day.

We raised £1113      

Mothers Against Violence (MAV) are continue to raise funds for the work we do within the local communities supporting those who are affected by gun and knife crime, substance misuse and unemployment. MAV are seeking to raise £5000. There will be events held across Manchester over the winter months which will help towards raising much needed funds.

• Car Boot Sale – 3rd December at Claremont Resource Centre at 7am -1pm
• Bag Packing Asda Supermarket 
• Manchester City Centre Collection.
• A Sponsored Walk          

MAV are seeking to secure funding for the next year. We are hopeful for our future. At present we have not yet secured funding for 2012 and really need your support in raising funds. We want to continue doing the work we do supporting local schools, youth offending services, prisons,  substance misuse services  and providing counselling and Mentoring.

Our 3rd Poetry Night will be held on the 8^th December 2011. Please click on the attached flyer for details.  After the success of the last 2 Poetry Nights, we are pleased to announce there will be another night of poets. The venue will again be the Dry Bar, Oldham Street  Manchester. The last event had a number of Lyricists preforming their own work, making music out of the spoken word.

You can also make a donation now by clinking on our ”Donate Now” link.

Thank You!