Donate Items

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

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. We will keep the list below up to date as our needs change.

Our Support Centre is open and 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, this includes items like mobile phones which allow our staff to keep in touch with those we help at a time when we need to limit face to face support meetings.

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, Cadbury Brunch Bars
Individual bottles of Water and Cartons of Juice
Long life milk
Fresh Bread
Sausages and Bacon
Pot Noodles, Pasta Pots, Cuppa Soups, Mug Shots
Tinned meals; Meatballs, Chilli con carne, Ravioli, Sausage and beans, Irish stew
Tinned meat; Hotdogs, Stewing steak, Corned beef
Tinned fruit and vegetables
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate and Coffee Sachets,
Biscuits, Chocolate, Crisps
Roll-on Deodorant
Blue Catering Gloves (med / large - latex free)
Disposable masks

Clothing must be washed at 60C or above and delivered in bags you can leave with us
Men’s jeans and joggers (sizes 28 to 32) - We have almost run out!
Men's trainers and boots (sizes 7 - 11)
Men's t-shirts, hoodies, fleeces, waterproof coats and pants (small/medium)
Rucksacks 50 or 60L
Women's knickers (new only high leg/ bikini style sizes 6-10)
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.

Give Today

Give Today offer a brilliant service where you can browse and purchase the items that we need this month. The team at Give Today make sure your donation is delivered directly to our front door. Check out our up-to-date list of items we need on our Give Today page by using the link above.

When you purchase a donation through our page your exact purchased item is sent directly to us. Your donations are then used or distributed by our support team to help people experiencing homelessness, your gift really will help us to make a difference to someone’s life. It also means Barnabus doesn’t have to use it’s funds to buy everyday items which enables us to invest this instead into life transforming support.

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