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Tough Mudder 2022

Graham Hudson: Angels

Anthony's Story

Combatting Poverty through Furniture

How Manchester homelessness charity Mustard Tree continues to adapt its model in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Gary — one of Mustard Tree’s volunteers — shares his experience of giving time with the charity under lockdown 2.0.

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Back to School Donations (8/17/2022) - Are part of our mission to combat poverty and to address inequality across our city – we’re asking for Back to School donations of stationary and school uniforms for our Community Shops. We expect that families struggling to put food...

Anthony’s Story (8/17/2022) - Anthony came to Mustard Tree after facing many obstacles in his life, including ill-health, bereavement, and homelessness. His experiences had left him lacking in confidence. Anthony joined The Freedom Project, with two goals; to help other people and to get...

New Vacancy: Eccles Branch Team Leader (8/16/2022) - JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION Job Title: Branch Team Leader Eccles Responsible to: Retail and Logistics Manager (supported by Services Manager) Salary: £23,972 to £25,171 Working Hours: 37.5 hours a week Duration: Initial 12 month contract with potential to go...

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Upcoming events

Back to School Donations
17th August 2022

Harvest Festival Food Collections
16th August 2022

Graham Hudson: Angels [art exhibition] – Thursday 18th August
3rd August 2022

Featured Life Story

Anthony’s Story

Anthony came to Mustard Tree after facing many obstacles in his life, including ill-health, bereavement, and homelessness. His experiences had left him lacking in confidence. Anthony joined The Freedom Project, with two goals; to help other people and to get back to his old self…

“It really opened my eyes – I thought that’s 100% for me”.

Anthony began training on the retail work stream in December 2021. “When I came here, I felt so warm and welcome – I knew I was in a safe environment, and around nice people. I jumped at it straight away because that’s what I wanted to be around. I didn’t want to be around negative people because I’d been there”.

With the support of the Mustard Tree Team, Anthony was able to build on the confidence he’d gained through the Lab Project. “I did have some confidence, but it grew even more so, at Mustard Tree”.

During his Freedom Placement, Anthony and his wife reconnected and got back together, and after 6 months on The Freedom Project, he was offered a paid placement with FareShare.

Homeless Diary – Day 3

14th June 2010

With my feet swollen and my legs ceased up due to the cold and the wet, I slowly made my way towards the centre of town. I was limping badly on both legs and every step I took was agony…