Donate Items

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

As an essential service we are very much open despite this new lockdown. We unfortunately cannot currently accept second hand clothing items (please hold onto these for us if you can) but we can accept long-life food items and new items, as we very much still need your support.

Our Support Centre is open and we're helping to run an early morning collaborative breakfast project specifically for people sleeping rough in the City. We're also making up packs to ensure rough sleepers sheltering in severe cold weather, emergency accommodation have essential food and items so that they can stay supported and safe.

You can drop deliveries of food to us (please see the items we need below) at our Support Offices, we will come outside to safely receive these from you. Alternatively items can be ordered and delivered via any online supermarket, we also have an Amazon Wish List

You could also Donate £ a gift by clicking on our donate button above, this will help support us during this critical winter period.

We also welcome High Street, Supermarket vouchers and One4All vouchers so that we can buy what we need particularly if we are short of certain items. It also means we can buy household items for people moving into our resettlement housing scheme.

Porridge Pots and Cereal Bars
Bags of Plain or Chocolate Brioche / Pain au Chocolate, Pain au Raisin, Croissants
Individual bottles of Water and Cartons of Juice
Long life milk / powdered milk
Pot Noodles, Pasta Pots, Cuppa Soups
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Sugar
Biscuits, Chocolate, Crisps
Roll-on Deodorant /Individual Hand Sanitizers
Toilet Rolls / Tissues
Blue Catering Gloves (med / large - latex free)
Disposable masks
Takeaway paper bags

NO second hand items please - only NEW items can be accepted during Tier 4 restrictions
Men's boxer shorts, long johns and vests ( small/medium)
Men's socks
Men’s jeans and joggers (sizes 28 to 32)
Men's trainers and boots (sizes 7 - 11)
Men's t-shirts, hoodies, fleeces, waterproof coats and pants (small/medium)
Thermal Gloves
Rucksacks 50 or 60L
Women's knickers (new only high leg/ bikini style sizes 6-8)
Women's bra's (28-34 A-D cup) thermal vest tops (small/medium)
Women's t-shirts, hoodies, fleeces, jeans, leggings, waterproof /warm coats (small/medium)
Women's trainers and boots (sizes 4 - 7)

If you have other items that are not on this list please visit Street Support.

Please arrange for your items to be delivered to our Support Office Barnabus, 61 Bloom St, M1 3LY we are open Mon - Fri 9am - 3pm. If you are delivering a large amount please email [email protected] or call us on 0161 237 3223. Please also email [email protected] if you can help by donating gifts in kind, pro bono support or other ways.

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