Below is a full listing of charities in Manchester who received money from the last StreetSmart campaign.
| Charity | Amount |
|---|---|
| Booth Centre The majority of people attending the Booth Centre have no qualifications and lack confidence, skills and self-esteem. Most have left school before the age of 16 and have a negative attitude towards formal education. Lack of meaningful occupation results in boredom and increases problems of alcohol and drug misuse and poor, mental heath and this compounds the problems of their homelessness. The Residential Qualification Programme will address all these problems and produce effective outcomes. Location: Manchester Contact: Amanda Croome Tel: 0161 835 2499 |
£2,000 |
| Church Housing Trust Resettlement fund: Minshull Street Day Centre. Church Housing Trust provide 49 bed spaces for single homeless men aged between 18-65 with a variety of support needs including mental health, drug and alcohol problems in the Withington area of Manchester. The Welfare Fund will be used to provide welcome packs, outings, help for individuals and Christmas Festivities. Location: Manchester Contact: Emily Strike Tel: 020 7269 1630 |
£1,000 |
| Lifeshare Christmas project: Similar to Crisis Open Christmas in that they also provide medical and advice services in addition to three cooked daily meals from 23-29 December. Lifeshare is a charity that has been working with the homeless in Manchester for the past 20 years and it's aim is 'to prevent and break the cycle of homelessness and to reduce harm and promote health. Location: Manchester Contact: Peter Rycroft Tel: 0161 953 4069 Email: office@lifeshare.co.uk |
£2,000 |
| Mustard Tree Food and clothing distribution projects, a soup kitchen run for one year and also provision of training to offer clients meaningful occupations. Location: Manchester Contact: Paul Wenham Tel: 0161 228 7331 |
£2,000 |
| The Pottery Project The aim of the group is to help homeless people develop their skills, social occupation and confidence by providing them with a progressive activity – they aim to sell professionally finished products made by the homeless and ex homeless to retail outlets in Manchester. Contact: Wendy Andrew Email: thepotteryproject@hotmail.com |
£900 |
| Wellspring Project The project will use the grant to further continue to help the homeless and disadvantaged people of Stockport and surrounding areas, providing assistance with medical, educational, drugs, alcohol and health issues and also by providing hot food. Contact: Peter Hodskinson Tel: 0161 427 4700 |
£1,500 |
Total: £9,400 |
To sign your restaurant up for StreetSmart fill in the form on the sign up page:
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To get in touch with the campaign organiser in Manchester, please use the details below:
Jo Houlcroft
Phone: 07773 739165
Email: j.houlcroft@btinternet.com
