Every Christmas, the Volunteer Centre Manchester collects requests for support and donations from voluntary organisations across the city. If you want to lend a helping hand this Christmas, read the table below to learn about the different ways you can contribute!
If you are an organisation and would like to add to this list, please email details to alex@macc.org.uk
To learn about Christmas Events happening around the city around this time of year, head to the Manchester City Council's Christmas page.
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| Tutor Trust |
At Tutor Trust, we believe that every child deserves access to an education that provides excellence, equity and opportunity. Tutor Trust is an award-winning charity founded in Manchester in 2011, with a mission to transform lives through tutoring. By providing great tutors to children from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds in the North of England, we help to close the attainment gap between young people from low-income families and their wealthier peers.
If, like us, you care about making a change to combat inequality in education, you can choose to make a difference. A gift from you will allow our tutors to reach more young people who need our support. By supporting today, you could help to improve a child’s confidence, as well as their progress and attainment.
Tutor Trust is unique as a tutoring charity. Our model has proven impact, supported by the positive outcomes of two independent randomised controlled trials- considered the gold standard of evidence, funded by the EEF. Our RCTs speak to the effectiveness of our tutoring in building relationships as well as its impact on attainment. The outcomes of these impact studies show that tutoring helps young people from underserved communities to make measurable and accelerated academic progress.
To get involved, you can find out more on our website: Tutor Trust - transforming lives through tutoring | The Tutor Trust
Donate today and give the gift of tutoring this holiday season: Donation page | The Tutor Trust
Follow us on and listen to our podcast ‘Tutorcast’ for more news on our work to transform lives through tutoring: Tutorcast | Podcast on Spotify
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Mustard Tree |
Winter Wishlist: Can you help us combat food poverty this Christmas by donating gifts for our Food Clubs and Community Shops? What do we need?
Please drop-off your donations to any of our hubs during opening times. For larger collections, please email information@mustardtree.org.uk Items can be purchased online and delivered directly to us through our GiveToday page. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions about food collections for Mustard Tree, please email or give us a call on 0161 228 7331.
Show Me Hope Campaign: Featured in the Manchester Evening News, help set us up for success in 2026 with donations to help us meet the demand – by combatting poverty and preventing homelessness.
Promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXU5DIxJDc |
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Back on Track |
Donate a gift or a meal this Christmas
Back on Track support local people living on low incomes and struggling with isolation and poor mental health. We want to provide Christmas meals and gifts to everyone who comes through our doors in December - but we need your help to do it!
£10 buys a Christmas gift for one person
Donate here: https://www.backontrackmanchester.org.uk/donate/
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Manchester Central Foodbank |
Support Our Food Bank This Winter – Help Us Feed Families in Need
Run your own REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR this winter!
Donate to our crowdfunding page and DOUBLE YOUR DONATION until December 21st! https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/manchester-south-central-foodbank-2 Thank you x
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| MASH |
Can you help support women in Manchester who sex work and/or are homeless this Winter?
We need warm clothing – everyone deserves to be warm in cold times: Small leggings Underwear Gloves Hats Coats Woolly Socks
We also need toiletries – because everyone deserves to feel clean: Deodorants Body Sprays Shower Gel
Please donate what you can and drop-off your items at MASH, 94-96 Fairfield Street, M1 2WR.
You can give these items from 10am-2:30pm Monday-Thursday and from 10am-12pm on Fridays.
You can also post items directly from our Amazon Wishlist: Amazon.co.uk |
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Together Dementia Support |
Together Dementia Support is currently gathering donations for our Christmas raffle, and we’re hoping to have all prizes in by Friday, 12th December.
We’re also excited to be launching our 12 Days of Christmas fundraising campaign tomorrow for Giving Tuesday (2nd December). We aim to 'jingle all the way to £5K' over the 12 days, and you can find the campaign page here:
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Manchester Libraries Trust |
Books for Christmas! Manchester Libraries Trust, the charity that supports archives, educational and cultural activity in Manchester Libraries has launched a new Christmas book gifting appeal Books for Christmas 2025 - JustGiving
More than a quarter of pupils in Manchester leave primary school unable to read well. The appeal will help Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries gift books to local children who need them most. All children need and deserve to own new books. At this time, when we know many parents cannot afford more expense, it is crucial that we support the most vulnerable local children. Working together, we can ensure that we are reaching local children and families where free new books can really improve their lives.
If you can, please support the appeal this Christmas: Books for Christmas 2025 - JustGiving
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Nightstop |
Are you able to help us in supporting young people experiencing homelessness this festive season? Here at Nighstop Greater Manchester and Chesire we provide safe nights to those in need with the support of our amazing hosts! We are need of vital essentials such as:
And would love to be able to provide our guests with:
Any and all donations are welcome and very much appreciated. Please contact Jade, the Nightstop Youth Worker and Volunteer Coordinator for Greater Manchester and Chesire at jade.husdan-hicks@depaulcharity.org.uk for information regarding drop off to the Nightstop office and opening times.
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Waythrough |
Waythrough specialise in mental health, alcohol, drugs, housing, and related areas. We provide high quality, evidence-based services, which are designed around the needs of the people we support. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We incorporate our values of kindness, courage, and respect in to all the support that we offer.
Manchester Road is a 24/7 service supporting people living in their recovery journey towards independent living. It is made up of 12 individual rooms in the main building with shared communal facilities and four self-contained flats on site. The service supports people aged 18 years and over, with a mental health diagnosis.
This festive period we are asking for donations for the service, in particular for group interventions and daily living products. We always have requests for activities from the people we support, so any donations for fun activities would be greatly appreciated e.g:
Also, any daily living products would be much needed and utilised within the service, e.g:
We thank you for your support and wish you a lovely time this Winter!
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| Coffee4Craig |
🎄 This December, Coffee4Craig Needs Your Help! 🎄 We support people experiencing homelessness across Manchester & Greater Manchester through two vital projects: ☕ Evening Drop-in: Home-cooked meals, essentials, support, and advice for anyone facing homelessness or housing insecurity. 🌞 Relief & Recovery Project: Daytime, wraparound support tailored to individual needs, helping people move forward from homelessness. This December, we urgently need: 🛏️ Items: 🍫 Food: 🥛 Essentials: 🙋♂️ We always need volunteers! Your support brings hope and warmth to our community. Thank you! 💚 #Coffee4Craig #Manchester #Homelessness #Support #Charity #Volunteer #Donate #Community |
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Spark Oldham |
Spark Oldham is a non-profit Community Interest Company driven by a passion to support people at all stages of their life. We run a number of programmes to encourage people to thrive and not just survive. We operate on a people and community-first approach and develop programmes that suit the needs of the people we’re supporting. We have 3 main values which underpin everything that we do:
We are passionate about giving people the tools to be able to live a better life and being able to get to the root cause of what the issues people may face rather then trying to fix the 'problem'
Here is our website www.sparkoldham.co.uk but we would be keen to meet to tell you more about us and how you can get involved in our work.
Help our Christmas appeal as we support over 1,000 children this year, we are asking if people can support our Christmas Campaign in a number of ways:
Can you:
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| Manchester Christmas Relief |
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Public Support: The public can support Manchester Christmas Relief in many ways, helping us bring joy & support to families in need during the festive period. Here’s how you can get involved: 🎁 Donate Gifts & Toys – Help ensure every child wakes up to a special gift on Christmas morning by donating new, unwrapped toys for children aged 0-18. 🍽 Contribute Festive Food Items – Donations of Christmas treats and essentials for our dinner parcels help us provide warm, comforting meals to families in need. 💷 Make a Financial Donation – Every pound helps! Your monetary contributions allow us to purchase essential supplies, gifts and reach more people in need. 🙌 Volunteer Your Time – Join us in sorting, packing, or delivering food and gift parcels. Even a few hours of your time can make a huge difference. 📢 Spread the Word – Follow us on social media, share our mission, and encourage friends, family and colleagues to get involved. Awareness is key to growing our impact. However you choose to help, you’ll be making Christmas brighter for families across Manchester.❤️🎄 Corporate and Businesses: Businesses and corporate partners play a vital role in helping Manchester Christmas Relief bring joy and support to families in need. Here’s how your company can get involved: 🎁 Host a Toy or Food Collection Drive – Encourage employees and customers to donate new toys or festive food items to help us create Christmas parcels for local families. 💷 Corporate Donations & Sponsorships – Financial contributions help us expand our reach, ensuring more families receive the support they need. Businesses can also sponsor specific aspects of our work, such as toy purchases or food parcel distribution. 🙌 Employee Volunteering – Give your team a meaningful way to give back by organising a volunteer day to help pack and distribute Christmas parcels. 🤝 Cause-Related Marketing & Partnerships – Partner with us by donating a percentage of sales, running festive fundraising campaigns, or co-branding initiatives to support our mission. 📢 Raise Awareness – Help spread the word by sharing our cause with your network, customers, and employees through newsletters, social media, and in-store promotions. By working together, we can make Christmas brighter for families across Manchester. Get in touch today to see how you or your business can make a lasting impact! 🎄❤️
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| Lifeshare |
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Volunteer with us this Christmas Do you want to give back to the community this holiday season? Why not volunteer with Lifeshare? Lifeshare runs Manchester’s only 10-day indoor support for rough sleepers, those in food and fuel poverty, and those suffering from social isolation. We provide hot meals, dry clothes, warm showers, support services, and festive cheer! This year the project will take place at the Mosaic Wellbeing Hub, 2 Dale St, Manchester M1 1JW. We are open from December 22nd-26th from 7am-7pm and we need volunteers to help make our work happen! All new volunteers must attend an induction on 6th December, as well as their chosen shifts over Christmas, so please ensure you plan ahead. We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of two shifts. Volunteers can apply through our volunteering platform linked below. Once you have registered you will be contacted by our team with your next steps. All shifts are first-come first-served so any shifts available will be listed. If a shift is not listed this means it is fully booked. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day book quickly so there is a chance you may not be able to work those days, however, we encourage you to consider volunteering on one of our other days. The guests we serve need your support just as much on December 26th and we appreciate each and every shift equally! Lifeshare primarily work with rough sleepers and those in food and fuel poverty throughout the year, we are seeing those numbers rise week on week but at Christmas we open to anyone in need of a warm place to spend the day, a hot shower, dry clothes, a fresh meal, or a friendly face. Last year we served 3000+ meals. We are projecting to add over 1000 to this number in 2025 so your help will make a real difference to help us feed these people. You can click on the button below and share a Christmas Meal with someone in need. Christmas costs are rising, as we’re sure everyone understands. Each weekend throughout 2025 we’ve seen more and more guests come for a hot meal. We expect numbers to increase this Christmas as well. If you have something to spare we are asking for your help to fund our Christmas Meals. Just one Christmas meal including all the support will cost is £11.50 this year. We know times are tough so not everyone will be able to afford it, but if it fits within your finances please consider donating a meal to someone in need. |
| Ready4Home |
Ready4Home provides accommodation, care and support to clients in the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas who are currently facing homelessness and need support to regain their independence. Image
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