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Manchester Community Pantry & Wellbeing Pop-Ups

With support from Morrisons Foundation, our Manchester Community Pantry & Wellbeing Pop-Ups helped local families access food, wellbeing advice and community support in a welcoming space.
The project brought people together, reduced pressure on households, and showed the power of kindness in action.

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Move & Thrive

Ìgbéyàwó Manchester is a youth-led heritage project capturing Yorùbá marriage traditions in Greater Manchester—stories, songs/òríkì, rituals, and the meaning of key wedding items. Through workshops, interviews, bilingual object cards and a short film, we celebrate and preserve living heritage.

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Move & Thrive

MYEC’s Move & Thrive offers Afro-Fit dance, Futsal Fridays, and Screen-Off Saturdays for ages 13–25. Sessions are free, beginner-friendly, and culturally familiar, with girls-first options. Friendly coaches, a small kit fund, and mentoring help young people build weekly activity habits. Delivered at local halls with volunteer leaders and light-touch tracking. Funded by Sport England’s Movement Fund across Manchester.

Project sanguine 2025

FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

Project Sanguine 2025 offers free RISE sessions for young people who feel overwhelmed by school, social media or life changes. Through games, honest discussion and creative activities we build resilience, identity, strength and empowerment. Young people learn practical tools to manage stress, boost confidence and support one another. Sessions are led by trained youth workers in a safe, welcoming space.

project vogue

FUNDED BY HERITAGE FUND

Project Vogue brings together young people of Nigerian-Yoruba heritage in Greater Manchester to explore their culture through film, fashion and storytelling. Participants learn skills in interviewing, camera work and performance while recording real family histories. The project builds confidence, pride and leadership in young people. It will end with a youth-led film and showcase events for families, schools and the wider community.

CRUSHING ALGEBRAIC

FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY NETWORK

Crushing Algebraic Concerns is an online maths project for Key Stage 3 and 4 students who find algebra confusing or stressful. Sessions break topics like equations, algebraic fractions and Pythagoras’ theorem into clear, step-by-step ideas. Young people can ask questions in a friendly space and practise problems with support.
The aim is simple: boost confidence, improve grades and help learners feel ready for school exams.

MINI BUS

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Our mini bus helps young people get safely to projects, trips and events across Greater Manchester.
It removes the barrier of travel costs, late buses and long walks in bad weather.
The vehicle is used for youth clubs, educational visits, sports activities and community projects.
Thanks to support from The Clothworkers’ Foundation, more young people can join in and stay connected.

food bank

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Our Food Bank supports young people and families who are struggling with the cost of food. We provide regular parcels with fresh and store cupboard items, sourced in partnership with FareShare.
Staff and volunteers offer a warm welcome, not judgement, when people come for help.
This practical support helps families breathe a little easier and lets young people focus on school and their future.

MYEC ONLINE PROJECT

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MYEC Online Project gives young people a safe space to meet, learn and share from home. Through live sessions we talk about mental health, relationships, school stress and digital life. Workshops include guest speakers, Q&A and creative activities that keep things interactive.
The aim is to stay connected, build confidence and make sure no one is left out just because they cannot attend in person.

unrestricted fund

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Unrestricted funding helps us cover the essentials that keep MYEC running behind the scenes – office space, staff time, bills and digital tools.
Because of this support we can plan long term, respond quickly to what young people need and keep projects going between grants.
It also means we can offer free sessions, one-to-one support and safe spaces without charging young people.
Investing in our core makes every MYEC project stronger and more sustainable.

supported our foodbank with running cost

This funding allows allow MYEC to strengthen its food distribution services and meet rising demand without overstretching our limited resources.

For our group, the grant help us build resilience, improving our storage capacity, stabilising our food stock, and covering delivery costs that are often covered out-of-pocket by volunteers. It means we can plan ahead rather than constantly firefight.

For the people we support, it means fewer missed meals, less reliance on processed food, and better access to hygiene products, especially important for families with babies, young carers, and those living in temporary housing.