Homelessness

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6th December 2022 | By Beth Ibbotson

Manchester partnership relaunches with hopes to end homelessness 

Through council initiatives, rough Sleeping in Greater Manchester was reduced by over 50% by the end of the pandemic, and now they seek to reduce...

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20th October 2021 | By Toni Clarke

‘It’s all got to go back!’ Local homeless shelter loses £2,780 worth of Crowdfunding donations

In one wrong click of a button Coffee4Craig’s owners are back to square one after accidentally opting to return all money when a fundraising target...

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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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13th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle

Charity ‘sleep walk’ across Manchester by UK’s leading homelessness charity brings huge turnout

Following the success of a charity walk in London earlier this month which raised £500,000, the homelessness charity Shelter hoped to repeat its success in...

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17th November 2019 | By Anish Vij

Number of Manchester’s rough sleepers down for second consecutive year amongst concerns

Greater Manchester has witnessed a drop in the number of rough sleepers for a second year in a row. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) latest figures...

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4th October 2019 | By Isaac Jordan

Manchester faces affordable housing crisis, new research shows

Manchester faces a dire shortage of affordable homes as families on housing benefit face a rise in poverty levels and being priced out of the...

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2nd December 2018 | By Mia Abeyawardene

Burnham’s plan to end rough sleeping shows early signs of success but charities are lacking resources

Earlier this year Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, announced a radical plan aiming to end rough sleeping by 2020. While this may have seemed...

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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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13th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Poverty In Periods – Campaign fighting for sanitary product donation to help Manchester’s homeless women.

There are approximately 68,000 homeless women in the UK. When we think of what homeless people need; food, water and shelter are the first things...

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3rd November 2018 | By Daniel Davies

More than 500 people set to take part in biggest Manchester Sleepout yet

Booth Centre’s annual Manchester Sleepout will take place this coming Friday (9 November) and promises to be the biggest sleepout to date with more than 500 people sleeping rough...

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3rd October 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook

‘It’s getting really dangerous out here’ – meet the people on the frontline of the homelessness crisis in Manchester

Last year, the government released figures showing that there were 4,751 rough sleepers in the UK, an increase of 15% on the year before. The...

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25th June 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy

Manchester’s Muslim community opens Ramadhan fast by donating food to the homeless

Every year in Ramadhan for the past 10 years the Muslim community in Manchester has come together to open their fast with the homeless. During...

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11th May 2018 | By Nadia Turki

Boothstock charity fundraiser for the homeless to take place in aid of The Booth Centre

Homelessness figures for Manchester show a rise of 41% compared to the previous year. This figure has quadrupled since 2010 and means that Manchester has...

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27th April 2018 | By nq_admin

Manchester charity helps vulnerable people find jobs through catering

A charity in Ancoats is helping people in recovery and rehabilitation get back on their feet through catering projects. The Launchpad programme at Back on...

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6th February 2018 | By Dan Gough

Manchester restaurant comes to the rescue for homeless shelter

A Manchester restaurant stepped in to provide hot food for more than 100 homeless people today following a fault that knocked out the Booth Centre shelter’s kitchens.  After...

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6th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign To Help The Homeless In Manchester

  Winter is coming. And while many of us have the luxury of central heating, a cosy bed and warm winter coat, there are many...

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16th October 2017 | By Pete Murray

The Quote – Season #2, episode 1

Listen to the first edition of the new season on Soundcloud.

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6th October 2017 | By nq_admin

24-hour homeless centre to open in Chorlton

A 24-hour homeless centre is set to open in Manchester as part of the council’s bid to tackle homelessness. The Longford Centre in Chorlton will...

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25th April 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Squatters at the Cornerhouse Cinema are cleaning up before eviction today

Loose Space is finally being evicted from the old Cornerhouse Cinema.  Earlier this month, the NQ reported that squatters had taken over the old abandoned cinema...

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17th January 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester festival hopes to end homelessness

Manchester is currently in the midst of a homelessness crisis. The numbers of homeless in the city have been rising since 2010, and it does...