Community Projects
We have an embedded creative and socially engaged community offer, predominantly serving Manchester and Greater Manchester communities.
What’s included?
-
Weekly drama and creative sessions in Moss Side, Hulme and Wythenshawe, as well as a community production group at our Hulme base in Aquarius
-
In Our Words: A multi-year partnership (National Lottery Funded) project with Hideaway Youth and Moss Side Powerhouse, engaging young people and community members from Moss Side and Hulme in creative work that addresses social justice issues and tackles inequalities.
-
Bespoke community-led projects addressing emerging and urgent stories, experiences and initiatives and raising awareness through showcases. Projects often work with people who have experienced or are engaged in violence, are trauma or care experienced, or are facing injustice and inequalities.
Impact &
Results
“Through the Wellbeing Your Way programme, the beneficiaries involved have secured positive outcomes in confidence, self-worth, sense of community, capability, and prospects. Longer-term positive impacts on mental health, wellbeing, and aspirations are already being realised.” (External evaluator)
80%
increase in confidence and wellbeing (In Our Words project)
90%+
rated the project highly positively (In Our Words project)
25
participants gained paid employment through In Our Words first programme delivery
What Our
Participants Say
“I have loved the discussions and activities around strength and what it is to be strong and how to be assertive without being aggressive”
Community project participant
“I was feeling down before the session but now I’m happy”
Community project participant
“I learnt how to combat different situations and I feel like my voice has been heard.”
Community project participant
Coming Soon
-
Video Case Studies
Watch real stories from our participants
Launching soon.
How to book or find out more