<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.&nbsp; This year I have decided to raise money for Barnabus, a homeless shelter I recently visiting through my community work at Siemens.</p> <p><span> <p>Barnabus is a Manchester Christian Homeless Charity bringing hope and support to the Homeless for over 20 years through&nbsp;their city centre drop-in, outreach and collaborative projects.&nbsp;</p> </span> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>Thank you</p> <p>Tracy x</p> <p></p> </p> </p> <p><span> <p>Barnabus&nbsp;started with one man meeting with the homeless giving out food and being moved to help those on the streets.&nbsp;They now have a small team of staff including Support Workers and around 70 volunteers supporting those in need at&nbsp;the drop-in and via other outreach.</p> <p>The&nbsp;Drop-in is open 5 days, 4 evenings a week providing hot food, clothing, blankets, showers and of course much needed support and advice;&nbsp;there is&nbsp;also&nbsp;a Health and Wellbeing suite manned by volunteer NHS nurses.&nbsp;They offer a life line to around 400 - 450+ visiting homeless and vulnerable people each week, many of whom have severe drug and alcohol addictions and mental health issues.</p> <p>Their&nbsp;Maths, English, ITC, Art and Cookery classes, collaborative allotment and street soccer projects all increase skills, help build positive relationships and promote a sense of belonging and community.&nbsp;They passionately believe that every person has the capacity for change and&nbsp;they support the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of some of the most chaotic and socially excluded people in our city.</p> <p>In recognition of&nbsp;their service&nbsp;they received the Queens award "Unsung Heroes" for Voluntary Service.</p> </span></p>