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Ricky Hatton

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Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton, Mancunian legend and  two time World Champion Heavyweight Boxing champion, wanted to do something for the homeless he saw in Manchester city centre. When he accompanied Evander Holyfield on a visit to our drop in in 2014, he met our friends, who touched his heart. Since then Ricky has raised our profile, fundraised for us as well as donating what looks like most of Asda’s stock when he delivers practical items to the drop in centre.

Published: 4th January, 2019

Author: Alex Simpson

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Jazmine Franks

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Jazmine started to volunteer at Barnabus when she was best known as Esther Bloom on Hollyoaks. She is also an accomplished power lifter having represented Great Britain at international competitions, so we don’t know how she managed to fit in coming to volunteer too! Jazmine has a real heart for our friends and has raised our profile and jumped out of a plane to raise funds for us!

During a break from acting we were blessed to have Jazmine join Barnabus as a Session Leader at our Beacon Support Centre, she was amazing in this role bringing her energy and warm heart to Barnabus every day. She has now returned to acting but is still volunteering and returning to her role as a patron.

Published: 4th January, 2019

Updated: 21st August, 2020

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    Stephen Rowley is our Head of Support; before the crisis he was supporting rough sleepers and people experiencing homelessness with one to one support at our Support Office and Drop in. During this lockdown he is now providing support on the phone to rough sleepers in hotels and tenants self isolating in our Resettlement project. He is also feeding back to the team any deliveries or practical support that may be needed.

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    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.

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    As an essential service we are very much open despite this new lock down. Unfortunately we cannot currently take second hand clothing donations. We can however still take donations of long life food. You can also support us through our amazon wish list or other online gifts. Alternatively you can send us Supermarket / One4All gift cards.

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  • Homelessness in Manchester

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