I'm homeless and need help

Barnabus helps adults who are homeless – whether you’re living on the streets, in temporary accommodation or at risk of homelessness. If you have a family with dependents under the age of 18 or are under 18 yourself, we recommend that you contact your local authority immediately.

Under 25?

If you are 25 or under please contact Centrepoint on 0161 228 7654 or visit them at 52 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE.

Please ring the council on 0161 234 1081 for a homelessness assessment, this is the first step in receiving help from the council.

See the Council’s homeless assessment team

We always recommend that you see either your local authority council or the Manchester City Council. Everyone will need to speak with the Manchester Housing Solutions team on 0161 234 4992. You will speak with an assessment worker who will determine whether the council can help you immediately.

A warm welcome at the Beacon Support Centre

At the Beacon Support Centre, 45 Bloom Street, M1 3LY, we offer regular morning sessions. Here, you can get food, showers and clothing, and there's also a nurse in or medical suite on a Thursday.

Early Morning Breakfast: Monday to Thursday, 7:30am – 8:30am

Morning drop-in sessions: Monday to Thursday, 9:15am – 12pm

Confidential one-to-one support

Our team are always happy to help. They’ll sit, listen, and offer confidential support on a wide range of issues - from finding volunteering and paid employment, to emergency accommodation referrals and locating detox programmes. You can also be reffered for more in depth support.

Out of hours

If you need help outside of our opening hours or cannot reach our drop in you can call the Manchester City Council Rough Sleeper Team on 0161 234 5339. Or alternatively the Councils out of hours service (after 4:30pm) 0161 234 5001.

Please visit www.streetsupport.net for more details about which services are open when we are closed.

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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.
Joining forces to protect people from life threatening illnesses

Imagine spending night after night in a cold damp doorway, with only a sleeping bag between you and the cold floor. The negative impact this has on your health is massive affecting every part of your body, but most of all repeated cold damp nights affect the respiratory and immune systems. Imagine facing another cold night on the streets but you are now coming down with the flu or a chest infection.
Trustees Week 2023

In trustee’s week we celebrate the skills, knowledge and experiences each trustee brings to Barnabus and how their collective decision making ensures we are working as best we can to deliver our charitable objectives now and for many years to come. They are also a wealth of guidance and support that our staff can draw on, to thrive in their roles.

Donate Items

Please support our work with donations of the items we are short of but need to run our services everyday. You can also support us through ordering urgently needed items online to be delivered to our door.
Volunteer with us

Our wonderful volunteers are the heart of what we do and without them, we couldn’t do the work we do to get people housed. We have volunteers from all over Greater Manchester, as well as Cheshire and Lancashire, all age groups and all walks of life.
Homelessness in Manchester

If you’ve walked the streets of Manchester, you’ve almost certainly passed by a rough sleeper. In fact, you’ve probably noticed that there are more people living and sleeping out on the streets. In 2010, the official rough sleeper figure was 7. In 2018, it was 94. Unfortunately, we know that in reality, the number is much higher. Please read on to find out more about homelessness in our city.
Dragon Boat Race, Sale Water Park, 11th May 2024

Join our Barnabus team at Sale Water Park for another fantastic sponsored Dragon Boat race across the lake. Have fun and at the same time help people on their journey from the streets and into a home for good.
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I'm homeless and need help

Barnabus helps adults who are homeless – whether you’re living on the streets, in temporary accommodation or at risk of homelessness. If you have a family with dependents under the age of 18 or are under 18 yourself, we recommend that you contact your local authority immediately.
Our history

It all started in 1991 with one couple, some sandwiches and a flask of hot coffee. Walking the streets of Manchester, our founder Peter Green could not believe that there were people on his doorstep who had nothing. So, with a little help from his Christian faith, he set out to do something. Luckily, Peter and his wife Beryl had plenty of love – and sandwiches – to share.
How we're helping

The stress and anxiety people can suffer when they are homeless means they often feel afraid to reach out and taking that small step towards getting help can seem like a mammoth task. That’s why our team is there to help from the start, giving tailored support and advice every single step of the way.
Great Manchester Run, Sunday 26th May, 2024

We love this supporting our sponsored runners at this event. Set your self the personal goal of taking part in one of Europe's biggest 10km races and raising funds to change the lives of people without a home and we will do all we can to support you.
RENU Upcycling Furniture Project

Beautifully upcycled furniture for your home, from someone without one. Our upcycling project is all about upskilling our friends to empower them back into work.