Donate Items

We currently need the following items: please help us provide a lifeline to those in need

Alternatively please Donate £ a gift by clicking on our donate button above, this will help support us at a critical time when funding and fundraising events have been cancelled.

Porridge Pots
Cereal Bars
Bags of Plain or Chocolate Brioche / Pain au Chocolate, Pain au Raisin, Croissants
Individual bottles of Water
Individual Cartons of Juice
Long life milk / powdered milk
Tinned Meat and Beans
Fresh Fruit
Coffee
Sugar
Takeaway Paper Bags
Shower Gel
Shampoo
Roll-on Deodorant
Toilet-rolls
Tissues
Hand Sanitizer
Blue Catering Gloves (med/large - latex free)
Disposable or washable masks
Face Shields
New boxer shorts (small/medium)
Men's Socks
Men’s jeans and joggers size 28 to 32
Men's trainers sizes 8 and upwards

During this Covid crisis and to ensure safety to our staff and those we support please only donate clothes that have been washed in a 60 wash, please donate dry and washed clothes in a sealed bag that you are happy to leave with us, i.e. not in a holdall or bag that you need returning.

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

You can drop items into our support office please email [email protected]to double check our opening hours in advance as we're operating slightly differently due to social distancing. Please also drop us an email if you can help by donating gifts in kind or other ways.

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We Love Manchester Challenge

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The Dwell Project

The Dwell Project is the umbrella for all of our different faith-based ministries that runs throughout Barnabus. When people come through our doors, we don’t just offer them hope of a change in their physical circumstances but we also offer them hope for their emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. We aim to teach our guests how to abide and thrive in Christ. Empowering people into a home in Christ's love.
Our Support Office Reopens

Since lockdown our support team has been providing support over the phone to people experiencing homelessness. We've now made our office COVID19 secure, this week we have been able to reopen our support office to offer face to face support.
Wellbox care packages support Barnabus

Send you friends, family or colleagues a care package of delicious snacks and support people experiencing homelessness. Wellbox (operated by South Catering) is generously donating the cost of a meal for one of our friends for each box ordered

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.
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

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Volunteer with us

Barnabus relies on over 90 volunteers a week to open our doors and welcome people who need a friend. We have volunteers from all over Greater Manchester, as well as Cheshire and Lancashire, all age groups and all walks of life.
40,000 meals delivered to rough sleepers during Lockdown

The Beacon Team, our volunteers, Feed my City, the Rev Ellie and Alan and Darren (our delivery team) have now cooked and delivered over 40,000 meals to people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. As we prepare to hand over the food provision to the hotels which are housing people experiencing homelessness we are taking the opportunity to reflect on the last three months and everyone that has made it possible.
Homelessness in Manchester

If you’ve walked the streets of Manchester, you’ve almost certainly passed by a rough sleeper. In fact, you’ve probably noticed that there are more people living and sleeping out on the streets. In 2010, the official rough sleeper figure was 7. In 2018, it was 94. Unfortunately, we know that in reality, the number is much higher. Please read on to find out more about homelessness in our city.
End of week blog 15/05/2020

Last week we reached a milestone. Since the start of lockdown we have prepared, cooked and delivered over fifteen thousand meals to vulnerable people and people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. We spoke to some of our staff and volunteers to hear what their thoughts are on reaching this milestone.
Donate Items

During this Covid 19 crisis we've cooked and delivered 40,000 meals to rough sleepers in emergency accommodation so that they could self isolate and keep safe, while ensuring they have essential supplies and food. We are also out on early morning outreach to support rough sleepers who may be new due to this crisis or mentally unable to cope with being indoors.
End of Week Blog 17/04/2020

How we're adapting our operations to help people experiencing homelessness through the Coronavirus Crisis and lockdown.