Restaurants urged to donate meals after homelessness skyrockets in Manchester
Restaurants in Manchester are encouraged to donate meals to homeless people through signing up to a non-for-profit organisation.
‘We care about the vendors’: How the Big Issue helps those struggling in Manchester
The vendors buy the magazines for £1.25 each and go on to sell them for £2.50, which they keep.
Greater Manchester Police face online wrath over ‘ironic’ Big Issue tweet
Earlier this week the GMP City Centre tweeted a comment which irked some Twitter users.
‘I’ve lost so many instruments while travelling homeless’: Meet Martins, the Latvian just hoping for a sax at Christmas
Bitter, dull and strange were the three words 21-year-old Martins Enik used to describe homelessness.
‘It will escalate’: Castlefield residents frightened by new homeless community
Residents of the Castlefield conservation area in Manchester city centre have expressed their concerns after the latest homeless commune sprung up this week under a bridge adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal.
Socks and newspapers as tampons… ‘Period pack’ initiatives to aid Manchester’s poor and homeless women
The founders of Greater Manchester’s ‘period pack’ initiatives will join forces to help the women on the streets and in poverty in the city who cannot afford sanitary products.
‘Too little, too late’: Council’s failure of homeless people branded ‘horrendous’ by Manchester activist
The closure of two temporary shelters has re-emphasized the vulnerability of Manchester’s homeless and sparked criticism of Manchester City Council’s services.
‘We create a community’: Manchester church helping city’s most vulnerable recover
A Manchester church is tackling the city’s social problems head-on to give new hope to its most vulnerable people.
Legal high use in Manchester to be researched after claims of ‘significant’ usage amongst homeless and vulnerable
Legal high use in Manchester is set to be officially researched for the first time, by Manchester Metropolitan University.
Dare you Beat the Bogle? Historic Manchester Uni stroll raising money for homeless
The longest-running sponsored charity event in the North West be celebrating a special milestone in March.
Salford training centre to ‘transform lives’ of young people from unstable homes
A £2million training centre with in-house accommodation is to be created in Salford for young people with unstable living arrangements.