The Greater Together Manchester Winter Night Shelter is a rolling shelter, based at ten different churches close to the city centre between October and April. It provides 12 homeless men, referred from other organisations, with a bed and a hot meal each night in a relaxed and homely atmosphere.
The Night Shelter will be coming to St John, and St Edmund in Whalley Range, in January 2019.
Volunteers are needed for the shelter on shifts of your choosing, including evenings, overnights and mornings. Outside shelter hours, help to cook or to do laundry is also needed. No previous experience is needed as full training is provided. The next volunteer training session is on Monday 17th December.
They are looking for volunteers from all walks of life who can get involved with a variety of shelter tasks. Shifts are flexible to fit around many people’s own commitments. Many of their guests have English as an additional language and can sometimes be limited. Knowledge of other languages and ability to communicate without English is very useful at times. Applications are particularly encouraged from those with experience of cooking.
The role is suitable for those over the age of 18.
The shelters run every night from January to April.
Shift times are Morning – 6am – 9:30am;
Evening – 5:30pm – 10pm;
Overnight – 9:30pm – 6:30am.
There is an application process to volunteer with GTMNS and it must be completed before attending a shelter. You will need to complete an online application form which will ask for 2 references. When they have received satisfactory references, volunteers will be invited to introductory training either as part of a large group or a small one. Once training is completed, volunteers are then added to a calendar and will be able to select their own shifts.
Online application https://timecounts.org/gtmanchester/assignments/2013
Or contact
Email: nightshelter@greatertogethermanchester
Tel: 0161 828 1400
For more information, or to register as a volunteer, please go to https://greatertogethermanchester.org/homelessness or email nightshelter@greatertogethermanchester.org
If you, or someone you know, are homeless and need help, please visit Street Support.