Barnabus Manchester

Barnabus' 30th Anniversary

The year is 1991. The UK is in the grip of an economic recession and about to have its coldest winter since the 80s. A Christian couple, Peter and Beryl, have just arrived in Manchester’s city centre to see a show. As they head to the theatre, they’re shocked to see the number of people sleeping rough under bridges and in shop doorways. The very next week, they’ll visit again with sandwiches and flasks – and the seed that became Barnabus will be planted… Read more

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Give Hope This Christmas

Homelessness is devastating at any time of year but at Christmas, when Manchester is full of party goers and people shopping for loved ones, the difference between those that have and those that don’t, is sadly easy to see. We know you want to make a difference so we've come up with some suggestions of how you can bring Joy at this special time of year. Read more

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£10 A £25 donation ensures a rough sleeper can see a support worker a first step in accessing vital, life changing one to one support

£25 A £35 donation ensures a homeless friend can begin to start the journey of having their own home or get back into employment

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Supporting a friend fleeing from sex work

Helen* visited our Beacon Support Centre for the first time in September 2021. She had recently fled from her partner, who had been forcing her into sex work to fund his substance addiction. When Helen decided enough was enough, she left her partner and their home. After two nights sleeping rough on the streets of Manchester, she turned to us for help Read more
Helping a friend escape her traumatic past

Hannah* came to our service for the first time in early July 2021. She was in a very vulnerable position having recently fled a violent situation from her ex-partner. In this blog, case worker Eleisha shares Hannah’s story… Read more

Give Hope This Christmas

Homelessness is devastating at any time of year but at Christmas, when Manchester is full of party goers and people shopping for loved ones, the difference between those that have and those that don’t, is sadly easy to see. We know you want to make a difference so we've come up with some suggestions of how you can bring Joy at this special time of year.

How you can help

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

Donate Items

As an essential service we are very much open please support our work with donations of the items we are short of but need to run our service everyday. You can also support us through our amazon wish list or through shopping vouchers.

Fundraising events

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

Volunteer with us

Our wonderful volunteers are the heart of what we do and without them, we couldn’t do the work we do to get people housed. 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

£35 A £35 donation ensures a homeless friend can begin to start the journey of having their own home or get back into employment

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Upcoming events

Barnabus Santa Dash #freemyinnersanta

Ho Ho Ho! #freemyinnersanta Join us for another exciting and festive 5K Santa Dash in Heaton Park on Saturday 4th December with our friends at Parkrun. We hope you will join in the fun and raise much needed funds to transform the lives of people experiencing homelessness. We can't wait to see you! Read more
Start: 4^th December, 2021 at 8:00am

End: 4^th December, 2022 at 10:30am

Published: 31^st October, 2021

Updated: 16^th November, 2021

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Location: Heaton Park Boating Lake, Manchester
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Reverse Advent Calendar

Turn the advent calendar idea on its head - instead of getting something for yourself each day, by donating to us you can give people experiencing homelessness the things they need instead. Read more
Start: 1^st December, 2021 at 12:00am

End: 1^st January, 2023 at 12:00am

Published: 1^st November, 2021

Updated: 18^th November, 2021

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Give Hope to Rough Sleepers this Winter

Autumn and winter can be a particularly life threatening and challenging time of year for anyone sleeping rough in our City. It’s also sadly, our busiest time. Please help those experiencing homelessness in Manchester by supporting our Winter Appeal. Read more

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