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Manchester Community Central
MACC is proud to announce the launch of Manchester Community Central, the new support service for Manchester's voluntary and community sector. This is a new service being delivered in a partnership between MACC, Voluntary Action Manchester and Community Network for Manchester. We believe this represents a big opportunity for improving the infrastructure support for Manchester's diverse voluntary and community sector. Click on the link below to download our first ever press release!
Download: manchester_community_central.pdf

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Mary Shaw (1925-2009)
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Mary Shaw, a familiar face among those in Manchester working to improve health and social care services in the city. As a parent-carer, she looked after her daughter who has Downs Syndrome and helped to establish Landridge House as a day centre facility for adults with learning disabilities. She was also Deputy Chair of the Manchester Carers’ Forum, having been a founder member and a member of Manchester Learning Disability Partnership Board. Mary had been a member of MACC's Executive Committee since 1997 and had always had some involvement with the work we do - includind being an active member of the Manchester Older People’s Network Core Group. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and colleagues.

Campaign to fight the stigma of dementia
The Alzheimer's Society has launched a national campaign based on its research into the experiences of people with dementia. This is seen as a five year mission to bring dementia "out of the shadows" and draws comparisons with the way cancer was treated as a secret and shameful subject until only a couple of decades ago. Below are links to the campaign homepages and to the report on the BBC News website, both of which feature interviews with author Terry Pratchett about his own experiences of "coming out" following his diagnosis.
Link: Out of the Shadows campaign
Link: BBC News

DAST newsletter
The Drug and Alcohol Strategy Team at Manchester City Council (known as "DAST") has released the first edition of a new quarterly newsletter for groups in Manchester interested in issues for carers and families of people with substance misuse problems. This edition includes a questionnaire to gather the views of carers and service users which will inform the DAST's future work.
Download: catalyst_july08.doc
Link: About DAST

MACC Credibility Check report
During Spring 2008, MACC engaged a freelance consultant Judith Emanuel to carry out a series of informal interviews with some of the people we work with on a regular basis in both the voluntary and statutory sectors. The aim was to learn more about how MACC is perceived and gather views on our strengths, weaknesses and future development. Judith's report is now available and we've decided to publish it in order to set a baseline against which to compare ourselves in future and encourage further feedback.
Link: Credibility Check report (Word)

MACC Credibility Check report
During Spring 2008, MACC engaged a freelance consultant Judith Emanuel to carry out a series of informal interviews with some of the people we work with on a regular basis in both the voluntary and statutory sectors. The aim was to learn more about how MACC is perceived and gather views on our strengths, weaknesses and future development. Judith's report is now available and we've decided to publish it in order to set a baseline against which to compare ourselves in future and encourage further feedback.
Link: Credibility Check report (Word)