Barnabus Manchester

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
Three years on: Meeting a friend again after money troubles

We first met Phil* back in 2018. He entered our resettlement scheme, where we managed to secure him a flat with his very own tenancy. Through a supporting company, we were even able to arrange a trial shift for a new job – and he had been on their books ever since. But in 2021, things started to take a turn for the worse. Read more
From rough sleeping, trauma, prison and addiction to thriving in a home of his own

Alan* had recently left prison when he came to see us for support. Before that, he had been sleeping in a tent for four years. He met Jenna, one of our case workers, and she was able to refer him to some temporary accommodation in Oldham. Alan was very grateful to have a more solid roof over his head, but he did struggle with the distance because he has some contact with his family based in Manchester. That’s when Aimee, our Resettlement Tenancy Worker, met Alan. Read more
Helping a friend continue in their recovery

Unfortunately, addiction affects many of the friends we support. In some cases, our friends find themselves misusing substances after they become street homeless, yet Simon’s* situation is a little different. Read more

Barnabus' 30th Anniversary

This year is our 30th Anniversary of supporting rough sleepers and people experiencing homelessness. We’ve come up with 30 Ideas for 30 years there’s something in here for everyone; volunteering, fundraising ideas, donations and corporate support we would also love to hear and celebrate any ideas you may have.

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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£5 A £5 donation ensures a rough sleeper can access a warm welcome at our drop-in

£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

Great Manchester Run, 26th September, 2021

We are delighted to here that the Great Manchester Run should be back on this year (finger crossed🤞). Set to take place on the 26th September 2021 we can't wait. Set your self the personal goal of taking part in one of Europe's biggest 10km races and raising funds to change the lives of people without a home. Read more
Start: 26^th September, 2021 at 9:00am

End: 26^th September, 2021 at 2:30pm

Published: 26^th July, 2021

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Location: 61 Bloom Street, Manchester, M1 3LY
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Tough Mudder North West, 4th & 5th September

Do you want to take on something completely different, while raising money to make a massive difference to someones life? With events returning this year take on a once in a lifetime challenge. Read more
Start: 4^th September, 2021 at 9:00am

End: 5^th September, 2021 at 5:00pm

Published: 6^th April, 2021

Updated: 9^th July, 2021

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Location: Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Cheshire, SY14 8HA
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Ready Steady Store go above and beyond to help our friends

Ready Steady Store is one of Barnabus’ longest running corporate supporters; they started to support our work back in 2010 when we reached out to them about providing storage for our donations and other possible support Read more

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90 people

2,389

11,949

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