Charity

19th November 2023 | By Martha Norris

24-hour run in Manchester to raise money for homelessness.

A Manchester-based charity group set the challenge to run for 24 hours in order to raise money and create awareness for the increase in homelessness...

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27th March 2023 | By Thomas Mansbridge

Moss Side charity facing potential closure following council funding hit

A Moss Side charity which supports the Somali community faces closure following the loss of council funding.

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14th March 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury

Firefighters host charity car wash to raise money for victims and families of Ukraine war

31 stations across the region participated in the car wash fundraiser to raise money for an emergency Ukraine appeal

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10th March 2022 | By Megan Traviss

Charity duck race returns to Salford Quays after two-year delay due to Covid

Manchester 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...

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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,...

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1st March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad

Charity teams up with Man Met University to improve Hulme Park for girls

A 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...

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1st March 2022 | By Megan Traviss

In conversation with Venture Arts: the Manchester charity with a mission to empower disabilities within the arts

The Northern Quota sat down for a chat with Venture Arts’ project manager, Sarah Boulter. Sarah has worked with Venture Arts for a year and...

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12th November 2021 | By George Walden

Manchester musicians Beats For Beds raise money for the homeless with DJ events

A 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...

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2nd November 2021 | By Olivia Weeks

Prevent Breast Cancer raise 2K in pink party fundraiser

A 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...

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11th October 2021 | By David Smith

Runners bring £6m boost to the economy as thousands compete in Manchester Marathon

Tens 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...

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11th November 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer

Contact Hostel passes 50 year mark of helping vulnerable young women in Manchester

Contact Hostel has been providing homeless young women with safe accommodation since the 1970s and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. It offers people practical...

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28th October 2020 | By Georgina Randall

Lockdown on the streets of Manchester: how the homeless are risking their health for safety

Sat 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...

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27th October 2020 | By Niamh O'Connell

Chorlton homeless charity changes direction after lockdown causes shop to close

A homeless charity in Chorlton has changed direction after covid caused its shop to close during lockdown. Reach out to the community is a Manchester-based...

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27th October 2020 | By Hayley Grice

Six-year-old Chorlton boy and sister collect tins of food for needy people at Xmas

After seeing the efforts of Marcus Rashford and local businesses helping to provide to children that were in need, youngsters Finn and Edie O’Farrell decided...

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12th October 2020 | By Hayley Grice

How Saddleworth Round Table is virtually dashing to help local cause

Saddleworth’s popular Santa Dash which raises thousands of pounds for charity is being held online this Christmas because of COVID-19. The Saddleworth Santa Dash is...

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18th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry

Website launched to help people to organise charity gigs for drug and alcohol treatment

A Manchester-based social enterprise is launching a website enabling people to put on gigs to raise money for the Turn Up for Recovery movement.  The...

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18th November 2019 | By Sophie Cook

Lollipop lady has bike stolen while on duty at primary school

A lollipop lady in Marple had her bike stolen while on duty at a primary school. Lollipop lady Lysbeth Black  Lysbeth Black posted a picture of...

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22nd November 2018 | By Lewis Finney

Outrage as council describes unofficial soup kitchens as ‘a bad idea’

A Manchester City Council tweet about unofficial soup kitchens has provoked an intense public reaction.  The Twitter post was was sent out as part of a thread with...

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26th April 2018 | By [email protected]

Manchester charity delivers over £36m to local activities since launching

A Manchester charity has been raising money to fund local activities across Greater Manchester. Set up in 1989, Forever Manchester supports a wide range of projects...

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12th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Bring your foodbank donation and help MMU’s footy team charity support for Manchester Central Foodbank

Manchester Metropolitan students are being encouraged to support the Manchester Met Men’s Football team’s January food bank collection by making a donation to the Student...