Barnabus Manchester

Success finding our friend a new home during lockdown

In July, Aimee, our Resettlement Worker, was able to house someone experiencing homelessness. This is doubly impressive as she has done this despite the challenges posed by COVID19 and in her first month back from maternity leave. Our outreach team first met this man when he was rough sleeping on Market Street in May during the peak of the Lockdown. Our support team were able to house him in temporary accommodation in the city. Read more
Our Support Office Reopens

Since lockdown our support team has been providing support over the phone to people experiencing homelessness. We've now made our office COVID19 secure, this week we have been able to reopen our support office to offer face to face support. Read more
40,000 meals delivered to rough sleepers during Lockdown

The Beacon Team, our volunteers, Feed my City, the Rev Ellie and Alan and Darren (our delivery team) have now cooked and delivered over 40,000 meals to people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. As we prepare to hand over the food provision to the hotels which are housing people experiencing homelessness we are taking the opportunity to reflect on the last three months and everyone that has made it possible. Read more
End of week blog 28/05/2020

We are now in the exciting position to begin planning how our services and premises are going to reopen in the coming weeks and months. We are really looking forward to be able to return to some form of normal, to be able to offer face to face support and advice for housing, health, drug and alcohol dependencies, universal credit and opening bank accounts. Sadly many people are in need of this support to help them get off the streets and build new lives. Read more

Fundraising in Lockdown

Despite the lockdown and government guidelines limiting what we can do you can still challenge yourself and fundraise to support Rough sleepers through this Coronavirus crisis and beyond, helping them into homes and new lives

How you can help

To enable us to continue our lifesaving work on the streets of Manchester we need your support...

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During this Covid 19 crisis we've cooked and delivered 40,000 meals to rough sleepers in emergency accommodation so that they could self isolate and keep safe, while ensuring they have essential supplies and food. We are also out on early morning outreach to support rough sleepers who may be new due to this crisis or mentally unable to cope with being indoors.

Fundraising events

Swim, cycle, parachute jump, climb a mountain, shave your head, organise an event - the only limit is your imagination!

Volunteer with us

Barnabus relies on over 90 volunteers a week to open our doors and welcome people who need a friend. We have volunteers from all over Greater Manchester, as well as Cheshire and Lancashire, all age groups and all walks of life.

	65%	Of our visitors were sleeping rough in Manchester
	90 people	Are served a cooked breakfast every week day
	2,389	Visits to our Beacon drop-in centre this month
	11,949	Man hours provided by our volunteers this year

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£25 A £25 donation ensures a rough sleeper can see a support worker a first step in accessing vital, life changing one to one support

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We Love Manchester Challenge

The We Love Manchester Active Challenge is a chance for you to support your city, be active and raise vital funds to help people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. Read more
Start: 10^th August, 2020 at 12:00am

End: 10^th August, 2020 at 12:00am

Published: 6^th August, 2020

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Location: Manchester
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Manchester Half Marathon

The Tommy’s Manchester Half is a 13.1 mile challenge that takes place every October, starting and finishing by Old Trafford, and is easily the biggest in the North West. This could be one of the only fundraising events of the year making it a really important opportunity for us to raise vital funds. Read more
Start: 11^th October, 2020 at 9:00am

End: 11^th October, 2020 at 12:00am

Published: 4^th June, 2020

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Location: Manchester, Manchester
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Wellbox care packages support Barnabus

Send you friends, family or colleagues a care package of delicious snacks and support people experiencing homelessness. Wellbox (operated by South Catering) is generously donating the cost of a meal for one of our friends for each box ordered Read more

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11,949

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