Donate items

Donate items

66% of the people we see sleep rough on the streets in all weathers, with others staying in emergency shelters, hostels or even sofa surfing. Donating food can help us serve hot meals, your unwanted clothes can keep our friends warm and dry, and unused toiletries, underwear and socks can help to make those who sleep rough feel human again.

If you feel like you can help us by donating food and necessities.

Urgently needed items

While we have our full list of donations below here is our ever changing list of items we are urgently short of.

Long life milk

Cordial

Baked beans

Cereal

Peanut butter

Tinned tomatoes

Boxer shorts (small and medium)

Coffee

Hot dogs

Sugar

Tinned veg

Tinned fish

Corned beef

Pasta sauce

Sweet and sour sauce

Custard

Instant coffee

Rice pudding

Tinned fruit

Socks

Chocolate spread

Full list of accepted donations

Donation list PDF

Gifts in kind

If you think the company you own or work for could help us out, we also take donations from retailers, manufacturers, agents, distributors and wholesalers. Your surplus products or goods can help bring dignity, comfort and hope.

We can receive your donations at our Barnabus Support Office. Find us at:

Barnabus

61 Bloom Street

Manchester

M1 3LY

We’re open Monday – Friday, from 10am – 4pm

If you have a large number of items or are unable able to drop off items during these times, please email Adam our Office Manager at [email protected], call us on 0161 237 3223.

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66% of the people we see sleep rough on the streets in all weathers, with others staying in emergency shelters, hostels or even sofa surfing. Donating food can help us serve hot meals, your unwanted clothes can keep our friends warm and dry, and unused toiletries, underwear and socks can help to make those who sleep rough feel human again.
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It all started in 1991 with one man, some sandwiches and a flask of hot coffee. Walking the streets of Manchester, our founder Peter Green could not believe that there were people on his doorstep who had nothing. So, with a little help from his Christian faith, he set out to do something. Luckily, Peter and his wife Beryl had plenty of love – and sandwiches – to share.
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