Manchester Advocacy Alliance
Rather than recreating or replicating existing spaces and resources, we want to work together to bridge gaps. We want to amplify the amazing things already achieved and identify existing networks who we can work alongside.
Manchester Advocacy Alliance is a project delivered by VoiceAbility and funded by Manchester City Council on behalf of Manchester Local Care Organisation.
The alliance is a network of people and organisations working together to remove the barriers that stop individuals being heard. The alliance also enables more people to understand their health and social care rights and gain the tools and skills to speak up for those rights.
Find out more about the Manchester Advocacy Alliance
Upcoming events
Greater Manchester Older People’s Network workshop
We’d love you to join us and your share ideas about health and care with other older people from across Manchester
We’ll explore what you might need to ensure your voice is heard about your health, where you live, and the level of care you want:
Date: Monday 30 March 2026
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Place: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick
Open to: anyone aged 50+ in the city of Manchester. We particularly encourage those of you who may have experience of not being heard. We will try to make the session as accessible as possible so everyone can contribute.
Visit the Eventbrite page for more information and to book your spot.
Latest news
VoiceAbility travel to the future at Town Anywhere: Manchester
On 3 and 4 November 2025, participants from across Manchester and beyond gathered to rehearse the future. Together we imagined ourselves in a town called Anywhere in 2038.
The vision for the town called Anywhere was a place where everyone can live healthy lives, empowered to speak up for how they want to live and the care they want to draw upon and provide.
We came up with over 250 ideas of what was needed to achieve that vision.
We may have returned to 2025, but Town Anywhere: Manchester was just the start. Now we will work together to shape and implement those ideas into reality.
Find out more by reading our recent news article or:
- download a summary of the event
- download the full outputs of the day.
If you want to have a taste of Town Anywhere, you can sign up to take part in our online visioning activity (closing date is 28 February 2026).
Email Trish Maunder at Trish.Maunder@voiceability.org for more information.
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And to find out more about becoming part of the Manchester Advocacy Alliance, email Trish.Maunder@voiceability.org.