Charity
14th March 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury
Firefighters host charity car wash to raise money for victims and families of Ukraine war31 stations across the region participated in the car wash fundraiser to raise money for an emergency Ukraine appeal
10th March 2022 | By Megan Traviss
Charity duck race returns to Salford Quays after two-year delay due to CovidManchester charity MedEquip4Kids are bringing their duck race fundraiser back to the Quays following a two-year delay due to Covid. The race returns for its...
3rd March 2022 | By Marina Argirova
Changing young lives in inner city Manchester: how St George’s community centre is helping young people“The value of youth work is about making a young person understand themselves better,” explains youth worker Chris Macintosh. Chris works out of St George’s,...
1st March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad
Charity teams up with Man Met University to improve Hulme Park for girlsA charity is collaborating with a group of graduate students who want to reach out to teenage girls in Hulme on ways of improving Hulme Park. Make...
1st March 2022 | By Megan Traviss
In conversation with Venture Arts: the Manchester charity with a mission to empower disabilities within the artsThe Northern Quota sat down for a chat with Venture Arts’ project manager, Sarah Boulter. Sarah has worked with Venture Arts for a year and...
12th November 2021 | By George Walden
Manchester musicians Beats For Beds raise money for the homeless with DJ eventsA group of Manchester musicians have created a three-day music festival to raise money for the homeless under the banner Beats for Beds. The group originally...
2nd November 2021 | By Olivia Weeks
Prevent Breast Cancer raise 2K in pink party fundraiserA breast cancer charity raised more than £2,000 by organising two days of fundraising to mark breast cancer awareness month. Prevent Breast Cancer hosted a karaoke night...
11th October 2021 | By David Smith
Runners bring £6m boost to the economy as thousands compete in Manchester MarathonTens of thousands of runners travelled from across the UK to take part in the Manchester Marathon at the weekend generating an estimated £6m boost to...
11th November 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer
Contact Hostel passes 50 year mark of helping vulnerable young women in ManchesterContact Hostel has been providing homeless young women with safe accommodation since the 1970s and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. It offers people practical...
28th October 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Lockdown on the streets of Manchester: how the homeless are risking their health for safetySat with a coffee and some hand-rolled cigarettes, David Chapman spoke candidly to the Northern Quota about the trials of enduring a pandemic with no...