Tameside Networks

Action Together hosts a range of networks to strengthen voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations in Tameside:

  1. Faiths United Tameside
  2. Tameside Asylum Seeker and Refugee Network
  3. Tameside Diversity Network
  4. Tameside Food Response Network
  5. Tameside Poverty Action Group
  6. Tameside Voluntary Sector Influencing Group

 

1. Faiths United Tameside

Faiths United Tameside brings people of different faiths recognised by the national Inter Faith Network together for events and action. We currently do not have any network meetings planned. If you are interested in Faiths United Tameside and if you would like adding to the mailing list, please contact dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk or Tel: 0161 339 2345.

 

2. Tameside Asylum Seeker and Refugee Network

The Tameside Asylum Seeker and Refugee Network brings together organisations and services who support asylum seekers and refugees.

Our aim is to provide a more joined up support service for asylum seekers and refugees who are living in Tameside to enable them to be part of the community, get the support they need and access services.

Date of upcoming meetings:

These meetings will hopefully be face to face (COVID guidance dependent). To be added to the mailing list and to receive the information to join the meetings, please contact Dawn Acton dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk 

 

3. Tameside Diversity Network

The Tameside Diversity Network brings together organisations and community leaders who support and work with ethnic minorties in Tameside.

The aim of the network is to:

  • Share information and intelligence 
  • Identify issues and barriers that affect ethnic minorities in Tameside and work together and with others to find solutions to these
  • Support representives from ethnic minority communities to be more involved and have a voice in Tameside and Greater Manchester
  • Link in with Greater Manchester organisations that have similar aims in order to gain a broader perspective and learn about possible solutions

Dates of upcoming meetings:

Please contact Dawn Acton to find out more about the network and to get more details on how to get involved. dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk.

 

4. Tameside Food Response Network

The Tameside Food Network was set up during the first year of the pandemic to bring together any Voluntary, Community, Faith organisations and Social Enterprises who were providing food support to people in Tameside. We have decided to continue to meet 4 times a year so we can keep updated with each others services, network, focus on any particular issues or trends arising and share intelligence. 

Please contact Dawn Acton to find out more about the network and to get more details on how to get involved. dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk.

 

 

5. Tameside Poverty Action Group

The Poverty Action Group (PAG) is a place for Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) groups and partners to work collaboratively on issues we feel will help to alleviate poverty in Tameside.

The PAG will aim to meet quarterly to:

  • Share information
  • Share intelligence of what is really happening for people
  • Identify areas where collective action is needed and work on solutions
  • Link in to appropriate statutory bodies and in order to highlight issues, look for solutions in partnership and have an impact
  • Link in with Greater Manchester organisations that are tackling poverty in order to gain a broader perspective and learn about possible solutions

We have agreed that the work we undertake has to be manageable, and so we will work on a few key priorities, rather than try to tackle everything at once.

The meeting dates for 2022 are:

To find out more about our Poverty Action Group work, or to be added to the mailing list and to receive the information to join the meetings, please contact Dawn Acton Email: dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk or Tel: 0161 339 2345.

 

6. Tameside Voluntary Sector Influencing Group

The Voluntary Sector Influencing Group Meetings is a space where third sector leaders work together in partnership to improve the strategic representation and influence for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector.

Our meetings are currently a mixture of Zoom and face to face. To be added to the mailing list and to receive the information to join the meetings, please contact Dawn Acton dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk