Homelessness with Fran Darlington-Pollock

09/26/23 • 31 min

Meet the Mancunian Podcast: social impact stories from Manchester

A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 4 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #homelessness #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #socialenterprise #worldhabitatday. I'm Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the fourth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Fran Darlington-Pollock [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran-darlington-pollock-744ab124], CEO, Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity [https://gmmayorscharity.org.uk/] about tackling homelessness in Greater Manchester by providing grants to over 160 organisations working in homelessness. Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity works across 3 themes – emergency response, places and spaces and targeted prevention. Fran shares how A Bed Every Night is a universal offer to anyone who is rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. The offer includes a bed, food, shelter, and wraparound support to help people move into more stable accommodation. It's universal and unique in Greater Manchester. She also shares how they are diversifying their fundraising and planning events that resonate with how people in Greater Manchester want to engage including walks, school campaigns and Bus Pulls. Did you know: · Manchester has some of the highest levels of homelessness in the UK – according to statistics published by Shelter in January 2023, Manchester ranks third-highest in the country for people experiencing homelessness per capita, with around 7,407 people (one in 74 people) experiencing homelessness. (Source: Manchester Homelessness Partnership) [https://mhp.org.uk/homelessness-in-manchester/] · Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity played a key role in funding the establishment of the flagship 'A Bed Every Night' [https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/greater-manchester-s-expansion-of-a-bed-every-night-prevents-major-rise-in-rough-sleeping/] programme, which continues to accommodate approximately 600 people every night. This initiative has reduced rough sleeping numbers across Greater Manchester by 75% since the peak in rough sleeping in 2017. · This episode is being released ahead of World Habitat Day [https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/whd#:~:text=On%202%20October%202023%2C%20the,their%20economies%20to%20benefit%20residents.] (2 October 2023), which talks about the importance of every person having a home. Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: 00:04:05 sharing her passion for addressing structural inequality 00:07:10 talking about Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 00:09:30 key focus areas as new CEO 00:11:33 some of the challenges she had to overcome 00:16:33 advice for other organisations looking to tackle homelessness Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk [http://www.meetthemancunian.co.uk/]

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Food waste and climate change with Corin Bell

A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 3 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #sustainability #foodwaste climate change #foodinsecurity #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #socialenterprise #britishfoodfortnight. I'm Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the third episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Corin Bell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/corin-bell-1999825a/], Executive Director, Open Kitchen Manchester [https://www.openkitchenmcr.co.uk/]about Open Kitchen's commitment to producing food in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. This includes working with a range of food businesses to stop good food from being wasted and purchasing ingredients from local, sustainable, and ethical suppliers. The chefs use this ever-changing mix to produce nutritious, seasonal menus that offer the lowest carbon catering possible at their café at the People History's Museum & the catering business. Corin also shares how their profits from the catering and café business go into providing food and supplying meals for people struggling with food insecurity across Greater Manchester delivering food and supplies to independent food banks, food pantry projects and people living in temporary accommodation. She looks forward to a future where food banks are no longer needed, and food waste doesn't happen. Did you know: · A recent study by the UN FAO [http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3347e/i3347e.pdf] showed that the carbon footprint of wasted food currently stands at 3.3 gigatonnes. If food waste was a country, it would be the 3rd highest carbon emitter on the planet after the US and China. · 36 million tonnes [https://lovefoodhatewaste.com/] of greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented by saving food from our bins in UK homes. Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: 00:03:15 sharing her passion for addressing food waste 00:04:37 talking about Open Kitchen Manchester 00:09:06 the café at People's History Museum 00:13:35 some of the challenges she had to overcome 00:17:45 tackling food insecurity in Manchester Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk [http://www.meetthemancunian.co.uk/]

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Refugees and asylum seekers with Magdalen Bartlett

A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 6, Episode 5 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #refugees #asylumseekers #community #socialimpact #nonprofit #blackhistorymonth. I'm Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe, your friendly host. In the fifth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Magdalen Bartlett [https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalenbartlett/], Founder and CEO, Afrocats [https://www.afrocats.org.uk/]about helping refugees and asylum seekers integrate into the Manchester community. She talks about their two programmes Natives of the World targeting adults and Youth of the World targeting young people. Magdalen shares Afrocat's vision of creating a robust and more inclusive social environment for adults seeking sanctuary and diverse young people. Afrocats works closely with the community and creates inspiring experiences and opportunities in Manchester including dance, canal walks and festivals. Did you know: · In March 2023, there were a total of 18,176 asylum seekers supported in the North West. · This episode is being released ahead of Black History Month. 2023's Black History Month theme, Saluting Our Sisters, pays homage to black women who had contributions ignored, ideas appropriated, and voices silenced. Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: 00:03:21 sharing her passion for supporting refugees 00:04:22 introducing Afrocats 00:06:31 some of the challenges she had to overcome 00:08:15 the impact she has made 00:13:34 advice for other organisations looking to help refugees and asylum seekers Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk [http://www.meetthemancunian.co.uk/]