Manchester City of Sanctuary: Building a Network of Welcome
People who seek sanctuary, fleeing war & persecution, are looking for mercy, safety & a place to contribute. Manchester can be that place – a city of sanctuary.
Manchester City of Sanctuary has charity status: Ref number 1168839. If you would like to donate to us you can donate here or sign up to our newsletter here.
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Our Next Event
To see what events are coming up you can visit our events page here.
Our Handbook
Have you seen our handbook for Sanctuary Seekers in Manchester, written for Sanctuary Seekers BY sanctuary seekers. Download it here.
Donate
Could you help us with a one off or monthly donation? A small amount goes a long way. Just £8 provides two social events and a food parcel for one Sanctuary Seeker a month. Donate here.
Latest News
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Another successful year for The Bike Project
The Bike Hive at Alexandra Park have now closed their doors for the Winter, after yet another fantastic year of…
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Volunteer Amy Haigh wins £200 for Manchester City of Sanctuary
Our wonderful volunteer Amy Haigh represented Manchester City of Sanctuary at the University of Salford ‘CelebrateUoS2gether’ Awards. Her team did…
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Bridget’s Nature Walk
It’s safe to say that Bridget’s November nataure walk was a special one. We were joined in Disley by the…
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Volunteer Training Session at Central Library
Our November volunteer training session took place at Manchester Central Library – providing us with the perfect space to plan…
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The Big Conversation October 2018!
On Sunday 28th October, we held the first of our new-style Community Meals, ‘The Big Conversation’.
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Volunteer Training at The University of Manchester
Our volunteers got together on Thursday October 18th for the second volunteer training session of the new Volunteer Programme.
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Introducing MCoS: A member made video
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Manchester City of Sanctuary complete Manchester 10k 2018
We had a team of runners take part in this years Manchester 10k for Manchester City of Sanctuary. We’re happy…
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Summer Paintings by Kids at MCoS
At this month months Community Meal we decided to get creative with the kids by asking them to create a…
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New Refugee, Isioma, gives back to Manchester City of Sanctuary from her first pay packet
In 2017, after several years of appealing and waiting, gathering fresh material to evidence her truth, Isioma was given her…
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Bridget’s Walk and Picnic
On Wednesday we went on our first of ‘Bridget’s Walks’. One of our new supporters Bridget Gates, a horticulturist of…
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Shopping Buddies
We recently have had the good fortune to have a student volunteering with us who has done a survey on our shopping buddy scheme. Asylum Seekers get £36.95 a week on a card (the Azure Card) which does not allow its users to get cash. Not having cash means not…
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