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Barnabus_Annual_Report_2018.pdf

Barnabus_Annual_Report_2017.pdf

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Rachel’s Story

Rachel came to Barnabus in September 2018. She had lost her job and the property she was living in was attached to her employment which made her homeless and destitute. She was very much out of her depth and did not know where she needed to go or what to do.
Barnabus Sleepout 20th November

This November sleepout to raise vital funds to support our work and raise awareness of homelessness.
Raise funds to help people experiencing homelessness when you book our next holiday

Lee Taylor at Not Just Travel has given us the amazing opportunity where you next holiday can raise vital funds to support our work with people experiencing homelessness. By using him as your travel agent a Percentage of the cost of your holiday will be donated to support our life changing work.
‘Manchester is Ours’ Barnabus 2021 Calendar

2021 will be Barnabus' 30th year serving the people of Manchester providing care and support to those without a home, sleeping on our streets. We've come a long way from a soup kitchen on store street and our famous double decker Barna"BUS" so we thought we would mark this occasion with a very special 30th anniversary calendar.

Join our team

We have two exciting job opportunities for people who want to make a difference to the lives of people experiencing homelessness in Manchester
Sad news from the streets

It doesn't happen often anymore, thank goodness, but a couple of weeks ago, someone we knew died on the streets in Manchester.
End of Week Blog 27/03/2020

What a week it’s been, not just for Barnabus, but for the whole of our nation. Last week was all about shock and panic, this week was all about mobilisation when we realised we were moving to lockdown due to the corona virus.
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.
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.
Donate Items

Please support our Urban Harvest Appeal this winter donating food, clothing and other essential items on our list, we also welcome Supermarket and High Street Vouchers so that we can buy items as we need them.
Our support team are still a lifeline through this lockdown

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.
End of week blog 8/05/2020

Sadly there is still a small group of people rough sleeping in Manchester, spending their days and nights on the streets. We are now doing street outreach again to feed these people and support them into accommodation
Rachel’s Story

Rachel came to Barnabus in September 2018. She had lost her job and the property she was living in was attached to her employment which made her homeless and destitute. She was very much out of her depth and did not know where she needed to go or what to do.
Freedom from Sleeping Rough and Addiction

We’re so proud of her and we’re blessed and privileged to have been able to offer support and be on this journey of hope together.