Barnabus

❗Beacon Closure Notice❗

Our Beacon support centre will be closed for refurbishment from Monday 3rd August until Friday 14th August. We will reopen as normal on Monday 17 August.

Thank you for your understanding while we temporarily close our doors for refurbishment. These improvements will help us continue providing life-changing support to people experiencing homelessness and ensure we can keep delivering our services to the highest standard.

A huge thank you to Team Talan and The Dental Team Group for taking part in the Cheshire Inflatable and raising funds for Barnabus. You were all absolutely amazing and we hope you had a fantastic time bouncing your way around the course.

We also want to thank you for your continued support and partnership. Your generosity helps us continue our work helping people on their journey out of homelessness and towards a place they can call home.

Thank you!

This International Friendship Day, we’re revisiting an old blog that shows the incredible impact of friendship and connection. 🤝🏻🫶🏽

Through our Mix Sessions, Ben built meaningful friendships, confidence and a renewed sense of belonging. Those connections helped him take positive steps towards a brighter future, including finding stable work and moving into a home of his own.

Click here to read more: https://www.barnabus.org/Blog/launchpad-for-fresh-starts

We're delighted to announce that NSL, SV Aesthetic Clinic and Box Recruitment Group have booked their tables at our 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner!

A huge thank you to everyone who has booked their place so far. We're looking forward to an unforgettable evening filled with delicious food, live entertainment and great company, all while raising vital funds to support people experiencing homelessness across Manchester.

If you haven't booked your table yet, there's still time... but spaces are filling up quickly!

Don't miss your chance to be part of this special celebration while helping Barnabus continue its life-changing work.

Book your table today: https://www.barnabus.org/Event/barnabus-35th-anniversary-gala-dinner

A huge thank you to the team at Bupa UK for their continued support of Barnabus.

Their generous donation of five large bags of clothing will help us provide essential items to people experiencing homelessness across Manchester.

We're incredibly grateful for Bupa's ongoing generosity and commitment to supporting our work. Thank you for making a real difference.

Do you want to help people off the streets into homes?

Become a Barnabus Mover and directly support people off the streets into homes with a monthly donation. 💛

Be there for people in need and make incredible journeys of growth possible!
https://www.barnabus.org/donate/barnabus

People often leave prison without financial support or a home to go to. When Bryan* joined Barnabus' resettlement programme after leaving prison, he faced an uncertain future.

Over the next year, Barnabus helped Bryan by offering him supported accommodation. During this time, he volunteered with another local charity and discovered a love for support work.

He's now living in his own home and works as a social worker, supporting others going through hardship just as Barnabus supported him. You can read all of Bryan’s story at the link below.

https://www.barnabus.org/from-being-supported-to-supporting-others

Thank you to everyone at Radio Alty for your fantastic support and for helping us spread the word! 💛

If you missed the interview, you can listen here: https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioAlty/ken-garrity-friends-with-neil-from-barnabus-homeless-charity-manchester-14-july-2025/

We're also incredibly grateful for everyone's generosity. If you'd like to support us, donations can be dropped off at our collection point in the studio at The Garrick Theatre, Altrincham.

Every donation, big or small, makes a real difference. Thank you for your continued support! 🙏

We have great hope in our new Prime Minister's commitment to end rough sleeping nationally.

We've heard the scepticism and the arguments against his pledge. But what if we allowed ourselves the permission to believe in a fairer, better country for all of us?

Andy has seen and heard first hand the trauma faced by people who end up on the streets. He understands the complexity of unravelling decades of tick box legislation. He knows the system is broken.

We're encouraged that in his first speech, that his first commitment is to the men, women and even families who find themselves destitute and having to sleep in a dangerous and unforgiving environment.

If we listen and are willing to be part of the change, we could really do this.

Andy Burnham