Local fund
Bring together smaller charities delivering community support across Greater Manchester.
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Together, across our region
Fund focus
The ten boroughs of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a region of distinct communities. This fund focuses on smaller charities delivering community support across Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. The connection comes from services reaching people, rather than an office postcode.
These five examples bring together practical support for children, women seeking work, people facing homelessness, young people and families living with dementia. The current examples are concentrated in Manchester and Salford, while the fund continues to research charities across all ten boroughs.
Get to know the work
Hideaway offers young people in Moss Side open sessions, sport, creative projects, school-based support and trips.
Young people can join sports and creative sessions, use the podcast studio, take part in trips or receive one-to-one support.
Lifeshare offers weekend food support and Christmas respite for people facing homelessness and hardship in Manchester.
Its weekend breakfast provides meals and regular contact; its five-day Christmas hub offers food and respite during the festive period.
Smart Works Greater Manchester offers unemployed women career coaching, interview preparation and clothing for work.
Career coaching helps women seek interviews; when one is booked, a dressing appointment and one-to-one preparation help them get ready.
Together Dementia Support runs Manchester groups, home visits and carer support for people living with dementia and their families.
Weekly Friendship and Activity Groups, Dementia Cafes, one-to-one visits and peer support give families different ways to connect.
Wood Street Mission helps children in Manchester and Salford with essentials, school uniform, books and experiences.
Family Basics supplies essentials; Smart Start provides school uniform; Books Forever and Childhood Experiences extend support beyond immediate needs.
The charities shown are examples. The charities supported by this fund will be confirmed at launch.
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Understand the shared pool
The amount you choose for charities joins this fund’s shared charitable pool.
Contributions come together for Greater Manchester, supporting the fund’s selected charities.
The pool supports the charities’ work within the fund’s purpose. Fund boards bring relevant expertise and experience to reviewing the portfolio and the evidence behind each choice.
How this helps charitiesThe amount designated for charities goes into the charitable pool. A small processing fee is added, with the total shown before you give.
Monthly giving builds an ongoing connection with a focused group of charities. The size of the pool depends on contributions, so it does not promise a fixed income.
The fund record
Read the fund’s money record alongside stories from its charities.
The amount received into the pool each month.
Recipients, amounts and payment dates, with the reason for each allocation.
Any balance held, why it is held and the next distribution date.
A charity’s activity report describes its work. The fund’s payment record shows money distributed. Each has its own source and date.
Stay close to the work
Short, sourced updates bring you closer to the charities and their work.
Wood Street Mission
Charity-reported work in 2025
In its 2025 report, Wood Street Mission says 2,957 children received new school uniform packages through Smart Start. It also describes Books Forever and experiences delivered with local community and youth groups.
Source: Wood Street Mission: 2025 trustees’ reportKnowledge that shapes the fund
Relevant expertise and experience guide the selection of a focused group of smaller charities.
Help shape the fund’s priorities, review the charities’ work and build support for its purpose. Bring your knowledge, judgement and relationships to the fund board.
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