Welcome to athena
Working together to deliver opportunities across Greater Manchester
Working with social housing providers to improve employment opportunities, the environment, and local communities.
Our Projects
Our latest projects
Working Well: Support to Succeed programme
Do you want to make a positive change in your life? Support to Succeed is offering FREE one-to-one coaching to people looking to make a difference in their lives. If you are aged 19+ and not part of any current…
Motiv8
Motiv8 an Athena-led project which was funded by the Big Lottery and European Social Fund ended in March 2023. Motiv8 received £17.5 million from The National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund as part of the Building Better…
Multiply
Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and managed by the Department of Education, to help adults aged 19+ without their GCSE Maths or equivalent. Adults across the city region who want to improve their maths/numeracy skills to increase their…
How to Join
Why become an Athena member?
As an Athena member you will benefit from working with various organisations, from across Greater Manchester, on exciting projects that will benefit both people and places.
News
Our latest news
Athena continues to win contracts that create opportunities.
As part of The Growth Company’s supply chain, Athena will be delivering the new Working Well: Support To Succeed contract across GM. All Athena members will benefit from this new service with 10 members delivering the service. These are: Commissioned…
Athena Jobs – Register your interest
Athena has some exciting roles coming soon! These roles will be working on our Working Well: Support to Succeed programme where you will be employed by Athena or one of our members. Operations Manager – £45k Using your existing skills…
Making Better Choices- Stella’s Story:
Stella’s Story Stella’s long-term goal is to enrol on to Nursing related courses at college to better her career prospects, however, she does not hold the minimum requirements of Maths and English. Stella wanted to take steps to gain confidence…