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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Beth Abbit

Homelessness charities moving premises to allow for planned renovations

Homelessness charities Coffee4Craig and Centrepoint are moving premises.

Urgent planned renovations to their current Oldham Street home have forced the two charities to find premises elsewhere in the city centre.

As of next week (February 15) the drop-in service run by Coffee4Craig - which works with Manchester’s rough sleepers - will move to premises on Great Ducie Street.

While youth homelessness charity Centrepoint will move its service for homeless and at-risk young people to a temporary home at 1 North Parade, Parsonage Gardens, from March for 12 months.

The moves will allow for essential repairs to the Northern Quarter site, which will reopen in 2021.

Charities have been working with the council to ensure minimal disruption to the services provided to vulnerable people in the city.

The building refurbishment will include changes to the internal layout and a new roof to create increased and more suitable space for support programmes.

Councillor Sue Murphy, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, said: “Our priority has always been to do whatever we can to ensure Centrepoint and Coffee 4 Craig can continue to operate in the city centre.

“Centrepoint is often the only place a young person in crisis can turn to, and Coffee 4 Craig has helped hundreds of people off the streets and into more long-term accommodation.

“I’m pleased that both these incredibly valued groups will be able to carry on their work throughout the refurbishment of Oldham Street, work that will be safeguarded for years to come thanks to this project.”

Centrepoint supports more than 2,000 young people each year and works with Manchester City Council to provide a homelessness prevention service for 18 to 25 year-olds.

Centrepoint chief executive Seyi Obakin said: “The refurbishment of our service in Oldham Street is much needed but we are committed to continue to operate support services for homeless young people in the City for many years to come.

“Once completed the service will offer more space to run more projects to support homeless young people into housing and employment, as well as continuing to provide room for our 50 staff and the Centrepoint Helpline.”

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