ADRIAN SAYS... I am so delighted that you are taking the time to hear from some of the wonderful people that consider themselves a part of Manchester Settlement. The voices here are a mix of young and old, of staff, volunteers and community members. Each and every voice is a highly valued part of our own community – these people and hundreds like them are Manchester Settlement. I am so privileged to have been the Chief Executive of the Manchester Settlement Charity for 10 years, and am especially proud to be part of this amazing organisation, because together – WE ARE MANCHESTER SETTLEMENT. I do encourage you to read and take in the breadth of voices across the wide and varied service areas that we are able to deliver alongside our community. For 130 years, whether we have been providing support for children, families, young people or adults, we have aimed to ‘Create Stronger Communities Together’ and the single most important factor in how we contribute to this is through truly valuing the culture and the relationships that form the bedrock upon which everything else is built. As Sophia has said in her section, ‘Being here is like being with friends’. I know that for as long as we can continue to value that above everything else, we will continue to be very proud of the stories that we hear from those who really feel that ‘we are Manchester Settlement.’ We are beyond excited to have opened our new Family Hub spaces this September. These refurbished spaces provide opportunities for families and those that support families to come together within the friendly, community culture that we hold so true at Manchester Settlement. The investments made in improving our building mean that we can impact on more families, allowing us to grow our provision of children’s, youth and family activity and support. Look out for future announcements. Community 1 Family Community 4 Youth 5 Community Nursery 7 After School Club 9 Suported Housing 11 We are Family 13 We are Health Creating 15 Contents NEW! ADRIAN BALL Chief Executive We are...
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