As at the end of August 2017, here are the headlines for the Big Change fund so far: £112,000 raised £62,000 disbursed 418 people helped By working in partnership with charities and organisations providing frontline services for homeless people, the Big Change fund enables individuals to make long term positive changes towards ending homelessness. Here are […]
As at mid-June 2017, here are the headlines for the Big Change Fund so far: £90,000 raised £34,000 disbursed 300 people helped By working in partnership with charities and organisations providing frontline services for homeless people, the Big Change Fund enables individuals to make long term positive changes towards ending homelessness. Here are 3 recent stories […]
Urban Village Medical Practice (UVMP) is a large GP practice in Ancoats, with over 10,000 registered patients. We are the only commissioned health care service for homeless people in Manchester, and have been providing primary health care to homeless patients for over 20 years. We currently have over 850 registered homeless patients. The Homeless Healthcare […]
With the surge of generosity that comes at Christmas, we are delighted to see the Big Change donations top the £40k mark! This fund makes a huge difference to individuals, paying for items they need to support them to get off and stay off the streets. Change4Good has used money from the Big Change fund on 11 […]
Big Change pays for practical items to help individuals get off the street. Here’s a few highlights… £36k has been raised so far. Many thank to all the individuals and businesses that have donated so far. You can still Donate to Big Change here. £10k has been disbursed, supporting 73 individuals. The fund has been spent on items that […]
It is heartbreaking to see the rising numbers of people on the streets of Manchester, and really hard to know what to do to help. To add to the confusion, people who we see begging are not necessarily homeless, and others who are homeless may be in hostels, sofa-surfing, in squats or in substandard temporary accommodation. […]
Big Change launched a new campaign today, asking people to ‘give differently’ to support people who are homeless in Manchester. The poster campaign will be seen publicised citywide on digital screens, to encourage people to donate money to Big Change to pay for practical items to help individuals get off the street, and also give items, time […]
The Big Change fund has now supported 3 people into homes, and helped 12 individuals with items to support them to move away from the streets. A total of £3940 has been awarded through the grants so far. This week Big Change supported a person with travel so he could attend job interviews, whilst last week a […]
With a rising homelessness issue, and limited resources, Manchester charities and voluntary groups are working harder than even for those they support. Street Support and the Big Change fund were created to support them in their efforts… Providing accurate information on services, to make referral and co-ordination easier. A central platform to ask the public and local businesses […]
Here are a few of the ways in which Big Change has helped individuals in Manchester in recent months… Big Change have funded 2 people into their new homes from the streets. The agency involved are still in touch with the clients and they are doing well. One of the clients has a dog and […]
The Big Change Manchester campaign was created in late 2015 to provide financial support for people experiencing homelessness to get off the streets. Here are some of the things that have happened so far… The big change fund has already started rehousing people with long term support from the necessary services in place. This includes providing […]
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