Manchester Young Lives

Great news for Manchester! 🎉

Manchester has achieved UNICEF Child Friendly City status in recognition of the work taking place across the city to support children and young people to thrive.

This recognition reflects the commitment of so many partners working together to make Manchester a place where children can thrive, feel safe, and have a genuine say in the decisions that affect their lives.

Manchester Young Lives is proud to have supported this important work, helping to champion children’s rights and ensure that children and young people’s voices are heard across our city.

We look forward to continuing to support work that puts children and young people at the heart of the city’s future.

Find out more: childfriendlymanchester.co.uk

We are delighted to celebrate one of our Moss Side learners who has successfully gained paid employment with GMYF in Charlestown.

This achievement is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and commitment to developing their skills and confidence. Through their determination and positive attitude, they have taken an important step towards building a successful future.

Everyone at Moss Side centre is incredibly proud of what they have accomplished, and we wish them every success as they begin this exciting new chapter with GMYF.

Congratulations Danny on this well-deserved achievement – we can't wait to see all that you go on to achieve!

We are incredibly proud of two of our Moss Side learners who have been on work placement for just a few weeks and have gained valuable work experience in a real work place setting.

Since starting their placement, they have developed a range of new skills, , and grown in confidence every week. From learning new tasks to becoming more independent and comfortable in a professional environment, they have shown great commitment, enthusiasm, and determination.

It's wonderful to see how much they have achieved in such a short time, and we look forward to watching their continued growth and success.

Well done – keep up the amazing work!

Less than a week left to apply 📢

If you are interested in becoming a part of our team, we would love to hear from you in the next couple of days!

We are looking for:

Summer Play Worker: 🌞
If you’re passionate about making a difference to children and young people and have skills in creative or therapeutic arts, sports, play or other outdoor activities then we want to hear from you. We’re looking for team members who are innovative and creative, have lots of energy and a sense of fun. It is also really important that you have the patience and tolerance required to work with 5–16-year-olds.

Garden Play Worker: 🌱
If you enjoy being outside, love gardening, and have a natural ability to engage and inspire children through play, this role could be perfect for you. This role will require you to: develop and support an engaging garden project within our outdoor play space; facilitate creative nature-based play and learning activities; build positive trusting relationships with children; and encourage teamwork, responsibility, and enjoyment of the outdoors.

Early Intervention Worker: 🙌
If you can bring enthusiasm and compassion for working with young people, while being creative and innovative in your approaches to your work, then we want to hear from you. This role involves working directly with children and young people through face-to-face support, while also integrating into Play and Youth Sessions at our Adventure Playgrounds. You will work closely with families, schools, and other education and support agencies to help create the best possible opportunities and outcomes for the children and young people we support.

To apply, visit https://manchesteryounglives.org.uk/work-for-us/ and complete our demographic and application forms.

All forms should be submitted to [email protected] in place of a CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Just a few photos from our very sunny community day last week! 🎉🎉

We’re so happy with how the day unfolded, with badminton, archery, arts and crafts, and prizes up for grabs for the hook a duck! ⛱⛱

It was fantastic to see the community come together and share their thoughts on Wythenshawe for the Pride in Place survey and raffle (congratulations to our winners!). We have now received so many thoughts and opinions from both adults and young people about Wythenshawe, and all of these will be fed back to Manchester City Council to let them know where you want the money spent.

A huge thank you to for their fantastic work with the U5s area, and to for surprising our young people with a visit from Spiderman and a princess! ☀☀

Thanks also to for using Pride in Place funding to make this day possible.

We’re hiring! 🎉🎉🎉

We are looking for:

Summer Play Worker: 🌞
If you’re passionate about making a difference to children and young people and have skills in creative or therapeutic arts, sports, play or other outdoor activities then we want to hear from you. We’re looking for team members who are innovative and creative, have lots of energy and a sense of fun. It is also really important that you have the patience and tolerance required to work with 5–16-year-olds.

Garden Play Worker: 🌱
If you enjoy being outside, love gardening, and have a natural ability to engage and inspire children through play, this role could be perfect for you. This role will require you to: develop and support an engaging garden project within our outdoor play space; facilitate creative nature-based play and learning activities; build positive trusting relationships with children; and encourage teamwork, responsibility, and enjoyment of the outdoors.

Early Intervention Worker: 🙌
If you can bring enthusiasm and compassion for working with young people, while being creative and innovative in your approach, then we want to hear from you. This role involves working directly with children and young people through face-to-face support, while also integrating into Play and Youth Sessions at our Adventure Playgrounds. You will work closely with families, schools, and other education and support agencies to help create the best possible opportunities and outcomes for the children and young people we support.

To apply, visit https://manchesteryounglives.org.uk/work-for-us/ and complete our demographic and application forms.

All forms should be submitted to [email protected] in place of a CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!

One of the Moss Side learners has been volunteering at The Bread and Butter Thing at Withington Library.

He is helping to unload the van, sort and pack food, and handing out bags to the customers.

HIs kindness and smiles have made a real difference and he is gaining valuable experience, learning new skills and gaining in confidence whilst supporting the local community helping such a worthwhile charity.

We're running a free half term holiday playscheme at our Moss Side Adventure playground 🌞🌞

Our playscheme will run from Tuesday 26th May – Friday 29th May, 12pm – 4pm each day.

All children will receive a meal and snacks each day.

All children must be registered by a parent or guardian via MCRactive through the link below (Limited spaces available).

Thank you to for making these sessions possible!

Book here:
https://booking.mcractive.com/activity_finder/classbookings?starttime=00:00&endtime=23:59&categories=66fbcbdfa6badb7af507dc9b&longitude=-2.1364736&location=Current+Location&latitude=53.641216&radius=50&scheduled_within=90&provider=66fba6ec92599e334104538e&date=2026-05-26&min_price=0&max_price=100&lastVisibleDate=2026-08-12

One lucky Moss Side learner, whose passion for music is opening up exciting new opportunities

Working alongside the incredible Rio Ferdinand Foundation, they’ve been developing their creative skills by learning how to write lyrics, mix music, and express themselves through sound.

It’s inspiring to see talent, confidence, and creativity grow through music, and we can’t wait to hear what comes next. Keep pushing boundaries and chasing your dreams!