Together renews patronage with Empower Youth Zones

Founder Patron Together renews its support for youth work charity Empower Youth Zones for an additional year.

July 2025 — Together, the award-winning specialist lender, has renewed its patronage with Empower Youth Zones (EMPOWER) for another year, having proudly been a Founder Patron since 2019.

Since its inception in 2020, EMPOWER has overseen HideOut Youth Zone and supported thousands of young people from communities across Manchester. Its latest site, Salford Youth Zone (SYZ), has recently opened to the public and will broaden the scale of communities that EMPOWER serves across Manchester and Salford.

For 51 years Together has helped people, businesses, and property professionals unlock their ambitions with their common-sense approach to lending. By taking a bespoke approach to all cases, Together opens doors to customers across the UK, even when other lenders can’t.

Since its Patronage began, Together has been involved with EMPOWER in a variety of ways including volunteering during holiday clubs, supporting with bespoke finance sessions for members, and attending HideOut’s events throughout the year.

EMPOWER’s Patrons are a group of individuals and companies united by a determination to give young people across Manchester and Salford somewhere safe to go, something positive to do, and someone trusted to talk to. They are key to the success of Youth Zones, contributing 70% of their annual running costs.

Offering much more than financial support to the charity, Patrons provide unique opportunities, insight, and voluntary support for Manchester and Salford’s young people. They help raise awareness of EMPOWER’s mission, expanding the network of businesses committed to unlocking long-term youth provision for young people across Manchester and Salford.

Speaking about the renewal, Paul Moran, Head of Sustainability at Together, said: “Our focus is on investing in long-term outcomes for our customers and wider society. 

“EMPOWER’s work with young people is a brilliant way to achieve this, enabling us to support powerful learning, wellbeing, and community outcomes all at once across the community. With SYZ now open, we’re excited to scale up our social impact with the team.”

Adam Farricker, CEO of EMPOWER said: “Together has been an incredible partner for our charity since the beginning, and their continued support demonstrates their commitment to sustainable giving and the future of our young people. Through its patronage, Together is backing Greater Manchester’s next generation, and we’re excited to explore new opportunities to collaborate in this next chapter.”