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Pops Sarnies: A packed lunch with a conscience

Pops Sarnies: A packed lunch with a conscience

There’s a new sandwich business on campus offering students a packed. lunch for just £2 with all profits going to charity
How you can help tackle Manchester’s food poverty crisis

How you can help tackle Manchester’s food poverty crisis

Donate and make a difference for your local community!
Looking to save lives? Here’s how

Looking to save lives? Here’s how

Manchester Marrow is looking for people to sign up to a bone marrow registry to save lives
A conversation with Every Month Manchester: Period poverty is not on lockdown

A conversation with Every Month Manchester: Period poverty is not on lockdown

Period poverty is not on lockdown, we speak to Every Month Manchester to find out how they are continuing to support those in need during this crisis
Homeless crisis far from over in Manchester

Homeless crisis far from over in Manchester

Number of rough sleepers in Manchester continues to rise
CoppaFeel say check your chest

CoppaFeel say check your chest

The UoM branch of nationwide charity CoppaFeel talk about their activities on campus, their fundraising but most importantly how to check yourself for changes to your chest
‘No Street Called Home’: Work of a Manchester-based charity in Jinja, Uganda

‘No Street Called Home’: Work of a Manchester-based charity in Jinja, Uganda

SALVE International is the Manchester-based charity working to create better futures for Ugandan children
Franco Manca’s 40,000 Pizza Pledge for the Homeless

Franco Manca’s 40,000 Pizza Pledge for the Homeless

As a commentary on how to be a conscious and sustainable restaurant in 2019/20, Franco Manca are leading the pack. In using their surplus dough to feed the homeless (with pizzas in December and sourdough bread for the year), It’s a company that is setting goals for others to follow.
UK’s highest mountains scaled to raise £25k for Manchester charities

UK’s highest mountains scaled to raise £25k for Manchester charities

The team completed the challenge “in spite of some inclement weather en route and traffic jams”
Five positive changes made by student societies this decade

Five positive changes made by student societies this decade

There over 35 charity, fundraising and campaigning societies at the University – what sort of change have they enacted this past decade?
The Reading Agency Christmas appeal

The Reading Agency Christmas appeal

The Reading Agency is a charity that has a host of projects which could do with your support
Every Month fight period poverty with festive fundraising

Every Month fight period poverty with festive fundraising

Don’t miss Every Month’s upcoming festive fundraiser, an evening of Carols and music at YES to tackle period poverty
University students run 24 hours for homeless charity

University students run 24 hours for homeless charity

University of Manchester students run for 24 hours to raise money for ‘A Bed Every Night’
‘Don’t Walk Past’: The delivery scheme for people living on the streets in Manchester

‘Don’t Walk Past’: The delivery scheme for people living on the streets in Manchester

The team are delivering food to the homeless from the back of an old 2006 Peugeot
A morning with FareShare Greater Manchester: a food re-distribution charity

A morning with FareShare Greater Manchester: a food re-distribution charity

Becky Mundill volunteered at FareShare and shares her experience volunteering for the food distribution charity
“Every poo needs a loo” – a chat with water-sanitation charity Dig Deep

“Every poo needs a loo” – a chat with water-sanitation charity Dig Deep

Dig Deep is a water-sanitation charity that works in Kenya, and prioritises involving local communities in their projects
Action Against Hunger: A Culinary-Charity Collaboration to Remember

Action Against Hunger: A Culinary-Charity Collaboration to Remember

Contributor Elena Bradley gives the Mancunion a sneak peak into Action Against Hunger’s exclusive charity event involving Manchester’s six best chefs raising money to combat global malnourishment
Seven injured in attack on Manchester-based charity in Syria

Seven injured in attack on Manchester-based charity in Syria

The attack on a Syria Relief clinic left many injured and needing hospital treatment
Manchester South Central Foodbank saved by local company

Manchester South Central Foodbank saved by local company

The centre was saved after fears it would lose warehouse space
Inside Talbot House: The Manchester learning disability charity

Inside Talbot House: The Manchester learning disability charity

Ella Marsden goes behind-the-scenes at Talbot House, a charity making a difference to the lives of those with disabilities