Ben was not only homeless but suffering from chronic back pain which could not be operated on until he was housed. It was a race to get him housed to help relieve that pain he suffered from daily Read more
Every Wednesday afternoon we host a music therapy session with Nordoff Robbins at the Beacon and one rainy day, Clive attended. Whilst speaking with him about music we found out that he used to play the clarinet, so the music therapist arranged to get a clarinet ready for the next music session. Together we waited eagerly hoping that he would be able to show up and play. Read more
Sadly, the Renters Reform Bill is still not in place we are continuing to see people’s lives disrupted by section 21 evictions. A section 21 or more commonly “no-faults” eviction gives someone as little as 2 months to vacate their home. Read more
We started our Partner Volunteers program to help our friends succeed in their journey off the streets by building confidence, learning new skills and combating boredom Read more
The journey off the streets is long. Here’s what our supporters and team have been doing to help.
Another success as Barnabus helped a man get back on his feet and to battle his mental health problems. Read more
Sleeping on the cold hard streets results in many aches and pains and aggravates existing problems and injuries. The relief from the pain that physiotherapy can provide is life changing for many of our friends. For the past four years Barnabus has hosted physiotherapy students from Manchester Metropolitan University, supervised by a physiotherapist, in our medical suite. It's a brilliant opportunity for the students to gain clinical experience whilst also providing our friends with physiotherapy Read more
The Labour government is now one month old, the King’s Speech on the 17th of July highlighted Labour’s key areas of focus for their first year in power. Here are our thoughts Read more
It's #VolunteersWeek we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers. Their commitment and compassion to help people experiencing homelessness is humbling. It's only with their help that together we are able to help people start new lives off the streets. Read more
We are in the midst of a homelessness crisis with the numbers of people without a home increasing year on year. As the country prepares for the coming general election Barnabus is asking all UK parties to put housing and the end of homelessness as key issues in their manifestos and their plans for the new government. Read more
Ever since his Residents Permit was stolen from him our friends future was very uncertain and he struggled to feel settled when his future in this country seemed uncertain Read more
A lot has been written about what we learned about ourselves, our society and our governance over the past 4 years. Technically we are now at the end of the Coronavirus 19 pandemic after 4 years and for homelessness organisations, it feels like we have found ourselves back where we started but somehow in an even worse position than March 2020. Read more
At Barnabus we work to get everyone off the streets for good, we help people into temporary accommodation and their own homes and support them to ensure they can succeed in accommodation and stay off the streets. However there simply are not enough beds for everyone and many people we work with have been sleeping out at night this winter. These people are exhausted, dejected and beginning to lose any hope of a brighter future. Read more
What would make someone choose to sleep on the floor next to their bed rather than in it? Some of the people we support struggle so deeply with trauma that even when they have a home they find themselves struggling or completely unable to sleep in the bed, instead they choose to sleep on the floor, on their sofas or sometimes even spending nights back on the streets. Read more