Simon :Manchester street poem

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www.mustardtree.org.uk

Since 1994, Mustard Tree has transformed the lives of people in Greater Manchester who are trapped in poverty or homelessness, by enabling them to gain the skills and self-confidence they need to reach their full potential.

Our focus is on tackling both the causes and consequences of poverty by offering:

Provision: When people are in crisis we offer food, clothing and furniture.
Progression: We offer life-skills, training, volunteering, education, mentoring and employment opportunities to our beneficiaries
Partnership: We work collaboratively with individuals, agencies, businesses and community groups to broker long-term solutions to the poverty and inequality in our city.

www.boothcentre.org.uk

The Booth Centre is here to bring about positive change in the lives of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and help them plan for and realise a better future.

We do this by providing activities to help people rebuild their confidence and learn something new while having fun. We run arts, employment and skills sessions daily and offer everyone a healthy breakfast and lunch. Advice is available to help people find accommodation and overcome the practical difficulties they are facing.

www.backontrackmanchester.org.uk

We work with people with convictions and people who have experience of homelessness, mental health problems and substance misuse. We have a centre on Swan Street in Ancoats where we run training courses, work experience and a catering social enterprise. Our projects enable 1000 people a year to build the skills and experience they need to move from problems in the past to a meaningful and fulfilled new life.

www.riverside.org.uk

Riverside is one of the UK’s leading social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 55,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We have a track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dating back to 1928.

www.stretch-charity.org

Stretch is a peer led arts charity that uses the practice of storytelling and empathy to give a voice to people marginalised by society. Stretch believes that creativity and a restorative dialogue with the community can support returning citizens. Stretch wants the world to listen

www.lifeshare.org.uk/

Lifeshare is a voluntary organisation established to help meet the needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Manchester and Salford. The first point of contact is with people on the streets, offering practical assistance, support and information. From this point we offer continued assistance that enables people to secure suitable accommodation, support them in maintaining their tenancies, and help them to access initiatives that carry their lives forward.

Support

Location

68-70 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LE

Manchester

Are you or anyone else you know in need of support with issues relating to homelessness? Visit Street Support, an online resource where you can find assistance for anyone experiencing homelessness in Manchester, along with information about what you can do to help, including through the Big Change initiative.streetsupport.net

International

With One Voice is an international arts and homelessness movement that aims to connect the sector worldwide – strengthening existing projects, incubating new work, raising awareness of the importance of the use of arts to support people who have experienced homelessness and influencing policy. The movement commissions research, and organises exchanges and summits to bring the sector together to exchange practice and policy, always with homeless people centrally involved www.with-one-voice.com

Credits

Karl Hyde

Rick Smith

Jez Green

Jo Wilson

Mooch Ashley

Danny Collins

Beth Knowles

Tommy O’Donnell

John Organ

Sarah Hiscock

Simon Leroux

Norman Walsh

Co-Producers

Simon G.Proudfoot Web Designer & Developer

Thanks

Joe Molloy, Nigel Allmark, Graham Hudson, Lisa Standring, John McGrath, Kate Mackonochie, Laura Mallows, Stacey Choudhury-Potter, Katherine Jewkes, Lucy Ockenden, Mark O'Neill, Matt Peacock, Simon Bushell, Arthur + Martha, Crown Paints, Manchester Homelessness Partnership Arts & Heritage Action Group, Tarnish Vision, Tube UK Ltd, Bruntwood, Manchester International Festival, With One Voice Festival

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