by Johanna Bolhoven | Mar 25, 2021 | News
DMSF has started the rollout of its digital Skills4Life programme which uses an innovative tool that empowers our young people to connect with their personal development. Skills4Life gives our young people access, via a digital dashboard, to information about how well...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Mar 25, 2021 | News
DMSF staff and young people have been involved in reinvigorating an art project that celebrates the life of teenager Jessie James, who was shot dead in a park in the Moss Side area of Manchester 15 years ago. Friends of schoolboy Jessie James painted the colourful...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Feb 22, 2021 | News
DMSF has successfully secured a £10,000 grant through the National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ funding programme, to continue its popular ‘Powerhouse Group’ project supporting vulnerable young people in Greater Manchester. The ‘Powerhouse Group’ project, which has been...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Feb 22, 2021 | News
Charities are facing a complex new reality as a result of Covid-19. To ensure its programmes are fit for purpose, DMSF has further developed its governance framework thanks to an innovative partnership project with the Young Guns Leadership Programme at Laing...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Feb 22, 2021 | News
It’s back to school for DMSF Programme Manager, Bex as she embarks on a Post Graduate Certificate in International Sports Management at the University of London. Bex secured a place on this prestigious course as a result of winning The World Academy of Sport (WAoS)...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Feb 22, 2021 | News
Bryggen Sports Invitational meeting on Saturday 13 February at the Manchester Regional Arena, provided the stage for fast times and PBs galore in Manchester, as athletes seized the chance to compete and reach European standards. Competing in the women’s 3000m DMSF...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Jan 22, 2021 | News
Emotional wellbeing is just as important as physical health and we’re delighted to announce the launch of our first Youth Wellbeing Group. For the first time ever, DMSF has created a Youth Wellbeing Group to help shape, lead and support the development of what the...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Jan 21, 2021 | News
DMSF is proud to help every child strive to be the best they can be and dream BIG, and one of the ways we do this is by exposing them to new opportunities. In 2020, Creative Manager and Lead Dancer in Michael Flatley’s ‘Lord of The Dance’, James Keegan, and Lead...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Jan 21, 2021 | News
With the New Year we welcome Jack Murphy, Lisa Morton and Abid Hussain as our newest recruits to the DMSF board. Jack Murphy – Youth Community Engagement Jack has had a varied career which has seen him transition from a Solicitor of 8 years’ experience to...
by Johanna Bolhoven | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Combining innovation and compassion, a project team at Laing O’Rourke, a multinational construction company, has raised an amazing £4,040 (including gift aid) for DMSF, exceeding their original target of £3,000. Members of the Laing O’Rourke team organised a sponsored...
