About Us

Lifeshare is a voluntary organisation dedicated to supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and vulnerable people in Greater Manchester. We provide essentials, as well as practical support and information, helping individuals to not feel alone and to access initiatives that move their lives forward.

• To offer information and support and to signpost to other relevant agencies
• To promote health and harm reduction
• To alleviate aspects of poverty and hardship through redistribution of resources

Lifeshare is Manchester’s oldest charity dedicated to supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Greater Manchester. Lifeshare was established in 1984 by a group of volunteers who recognised the lack of support for the city’s increasing number of rough sleepers. In the following decades, Lifeshare initiatives became fundamental to the efforts in tackling homelessness in Manchester.

Lifeshare has evolved as the needs of Manchester’s most vulnerable people have changed over the past four decades. We started by providing food to rough sleepers from a burger van before pioneering sexual health support and needle exchanges for sex workers. In the early 2000’s Lifeshare was at the forefront of the fightback against Spice and leed the way in supporting young people with complex needs. We currently support over 300 homeless and vulnerable people every weekend.