Volunteering opportunities: Barnabus

Barnabus supports people who are homeless in Manchester off the street and into a home.

Volunteering opportunities:

For the two opportunities below, please apply through https://www.barnabus.org/beacon-support-centre-volunteers

Both are at our Beacon Support Centre, 45 Bloom Street, Manchester M1 3LY.

We will require a DBS check, we provide training and Barnabus branded t shirts.

07.00 – 08.30 Mon – Thu – Early Breakfast

You’ll be preparing and serving breakfast to people in our Beacon Support Centre, everything from taking orders through to washing up. You’ll get to know the people who come in and chat to them. Be prepared for a lot of hot drinks with a lot of sugar!

08.45 – 12.30 Mon – Thu – Morning Support

Volunteering either in our kitchen providing food and drinks, or in our clothing store providing people with clean clothes and shower items. This is a great way to find out more about how we work to get people off the streets and to witness people’s journeys from homeless to finding a home.

Corporate volunteering

Please email Alex White; [email protected] to enquire.

We offer a half day corporate volunteering in our Support Centre for up to 3 people at a time – we’re a tiny charity so we can’t take larger groups at our support centre. You can also volunteer at our Allotment project from April to October.

Occasionally we have corporate days where we will ask people to come and paint one of our houses, or help in the garden – sadly these can’t be booked in advance but you can register interest. Groups of up to 8 are welcome. Please note we prioritise those companies who have committed to supporting Barnabus financially.

If you want to find out more about any volunteering at Barnabus, please contact Alex White: [email protected] 07908 279821 from 16th September. (He’s having some precious time off with his brand new baby daughter!)