Being There is a registered charity that provides support to people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, their carers and families. Its support includes befriending, respite sitting, hospital transport, social activities and practical help such as shopping. It also offers counselling services for its clients.

Chelwood Foodbank Plus is an emergency service, providing pre-packed food parcels, to support those in financial crisis and food poverty.

FoodCycle is a national charity that combines volunteers, surplus food and spare kitchen spaces to create tasty, nutritious meals for people at risk of food poverty and social isolation.

It runs over 38 projects across the UK, united by the simple idea that food waste and food poverty should not coexist

George House Trust provides a range of services for people living with HIV; from advice and advocacy to counselling, peer support and financial help. It delivers awareness raising activities and undertake anti-stigma work in a variety of settings including schools, colleges, churches and voluntary organisations.

North West Air Ambulance Charity is the helicopter emergency medical service that covers the North West England region, consisting of the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. 

Once a Month is a student-led volunteering project that aims to support people across Manchester that are unable to afford or source sanitary products and hygiene items for their menstrual cycle. Tt does this by providing charities and non-profit organisations with pads, tampons, soaps, and various other toiletries in cute little packages that are made and decorated by those that volunteer for 'packing sessions'. The packing sessions are usually held once a month and are a fun and relaxing space for volunteers to meet like-minded people whilst also contributing to the local community. Once a Month collects donations at these sessions and runs fundraisers to source the items for the packs, with around 200 packs made at each session. The packs are then distributed to charities like the Hygiene Bank, The Proud Trust, and the Women's Direct Access shelter.

St Ann’s Hospice is a charity which cares for thousands of people with life-limiting illnesses every year.

The hospice provides a free service to patients, carers and their loved ones from three sites in Greater Manchester, and a range of outreach services, supporting patients in the local community in their own homes.

Around a third of St Ann’s funding comes from the NHS, the rest from donations and the kind support of people who raise money to help patients and their families. Every penny makes a real difference to those who really need it–right when they need it most.

Step Up MCR is a charity unleashing the unlimited potential of people living and working in North Manchester.

Through the power of local giving, Step Up MCR grows community health and wellbeing projects making a real difference to people’s lives so that everybody feels happy, healthy and at home in our city.

The charity's aim is to build more sustainable and resilient community organisations by making the most of the people and resources in it places. It recognises that anybody can step up to make a difference by investing their money, time, energy, resources or skills in their local community.

Together Dementia Support is a small, not-for-profit company that aims to support people living with dementia (both people with a diagnosis and those who support/care for them) by providing high quality friendship and activity groups in Manchester. It has a number of friendship and activity groups across Manchester and Old Trafford.

VoiceAbility is anindependent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. It has been been supporting people to be heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing for over 40 years. It believes that everyone, regardless of situation, illness or disability, has a right:

• to be heard and respected
• to have choice, control and freedom
• to be safe from violence, discrimination, harm or abuse

VoiceAbility works with all kinds of people and all ages. Many of its services are specifically for people with long-term conditions such as mental health conditions, dementia or a learning disability. About half of the people it works with are over the age of 60.

Losing a life partner at any age has a severe impact on wellbeing. The Widows Empowerment Trust strives to counteract loneliness, social isolation, and loss of confidence in widows and widowers through its work. It promotes social inclusion in the lives of anyone that has experienced bereavement.