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Below is a full listing of charities in Manchester who received money from the StreetSmart 2005 campaign.
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Booth Centre 
Allotment Gardening Project: Training to participants to a nationally recognised qualification in gardening while enabling them to becoming part of the community, and using the fruit and veg produced to improve their diet and using any surplus at the Booth Centre.
Contact: Amanda Croome
Tel: 0161 835 2499 |
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£1,500 |
Church Housing Trust
Resettlement fund: Minshull Street Day Centre.
Contact: Emily Strike
Tel: 020 7269 1630 |
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£1,500 |
DePaul
Residential training and welfare costs: One-to-one keyworking sessions to prepare 8 young homeless people for independent living following their time at the Porter Street Hostel.
Contact: Chris Walker |
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£1,000 |
Emmaus Mossley
Conversion of two new bedrooms for companions: Provides a home and work to previously homeless and unemployed people. The project aims to be self-sufficient by collecting and selling donated goods such as furniture, bric-a-brac, electrical appliances, clothing, books, toys, etc.
Contact: Nancy Childerhouse / Richard Darlington
Tel: 01223 576 103 / 01457 838 608 |
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£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.
Contact: Peter Rycroft
Tel: 0161 953 4069
Email: office@lifeshare.co.uk |
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£1,000 |
Mustard Tree
Food and Clothing Distribution Project
Contact: Trevor Lee
Tel: 0161 256 1331 |
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£500 |
Turning Point
Funding for educational materials, gardening tools, furniture and bedding: Provides services to people with complex care needs and poly-substance misusers.
Contact: Dave Wraxall
Tel: 0161 839 8829 / 07734 282463 |
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£500 |
The Big Issue Foundation
Big Life Plan: comprehensive resettlement programme tailored to suit the individual needs of all their clients.
Contact: Jess Madeley
Tel: 0161 279 7830 |
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£1,000 |
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Click for a full list and contact details.
To sign your restaurant up for StreetSmart fill in the form on the sign
up page
To get in touch with the campaign organiser in this area, contact Jo,
by phone or email...
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