Volunteers are needed to help us help homeless

WE have recently extended the opening hours of The Wellspring, the project is now open Monday to Thursday 10am-8pm and Friday to Sunday 10am-2pm.

Our brilliant food service provided by our volunteers remains the same everyday 11.30am-2pm and Monday to Thursday evenings 6.30pm-8pm.

We have extended opening hours so we can provide more support sessions to people who are vulnerable, street homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

We are looking to recruit some new volunteers to help us out at busy times during the afternoons, if anyone is interested in volunteering between 2pm and 5pm any day Monday to Thursday then please do get in touch.

Volunteering at The Wellspring is very flexible.

We have hundreds of volunteers; some people volunteer once a week, others do once a months and others volunteer from time to time when it suits them.

Applying to volunteer at The Wellspring is done via our website www.thewellspring.co.uk. For those who do not wish to apply online, please contact the project on 01614776344 and a member of staff will support you with a volunteering application. We were delighted to receive a grant of £5,000 this week from the Mayor or Greater Manchester Andy Burnham’s Homelessness fund. This funding that The Wellspring has received has been spent on upgrading our IT systems.

We are now recruiting fundraising runners to take part in The Great Manchester 10k Run and The Great Manchester Half Marathon, both events take place on Sunday, May 20.

Signing up to run for The Wellspring is easy.

Email your full name, postal address, phone number and email address to thewellspring@btconnect.com. Wellspring places in either event are free in return for fundraising for The Wellspring, we don’t set anyone a fundraising target.

The Great Manchester run is The Wellspring’s biggest fundraising event.

In 2017 almost 450 local people ran and fundraised for The Wellspring. This fundraising makes a huge difference to the lives of so many local people.

Get in touch and sign up to run for The Wellspring in 2018. You don’t have to be a fantastic runner or have any running experience at all.

For more information about the wellspring and the services we provide, call 01614776344 or visit www. thewellspring.co.uk.