Pret Manchester, Spinningfields

The Beautiful Minds – Embracing Ageing is a community-based interest group providing emotional support to elderly people (aged 60 and over); who are lonely and looking to connect or network with others within the community. Our purpose is to improve the lives of older people in the North Manchester community. We want to ensure older people embrace ageing and feel valued, listened to, supported, confident and enabled to enjoy quality of life. Our mission is - To ensure older people embrace ageing and feel valued, listened to, supported, confident and enabled to enjoy quality of life. - To empower all local older people to live healthy, happy and independent lives. - To combat loneliness and social isolation - To provide an inclusive service that adapts to the needs of our local community, and values the older people. Our strategic focus is to: - Be the go-to organisation for older people in North Manchester and its environs and be the ones they and their families trust to support them through their challenges and to embrace later life. - Invest in new opportunities for older people to stay active both in person and virtually. - Focus on reaching the most isolated older people, ensuring they are active and well looked after in old age. - Increase opportunities to formally seek the views of older people and value them - Invest in maintaining our high-quality, independent advice offer and create a 24-hour helpline where older people can speak to someone independently and confidently. Some of our projects include - coffee morning where seniors gather together to chat and network with each-other regularly - walking together (also known as ‘Seniors on the Move’) this keep them active and increase their body metabolism and mental health - Game time: this session focuses on seniors exploring different board games and puzzles that will keep their brain active and mental capacity active - All green sessions for the seniors: This is where we educate seniors on different types of greens and best time to take them. We also give out green fruits and veggies to the senior to take home. Other activities we are looking to kickstart as soon as possible if we have resources for it: - Bus tour for the seniors where they will be on a bus and your round the beautiful city of Manchester having nice time together - Foodbank: every month the seniors get to have food and essential household items to take home. - Massage session where the seniors will have light massage such as head, neck and shoulder massage after a walk session. - Healthy habit where a health coach will come and speak to seniors on healthy living, healthy eating and maintaining healthy lifestyle. - Dance class: this is another session to keep the seniors active and happy. We will provide bottle of water and refreshments for each session to keep them refreshed after the dance class.

The project is an environmentally focused food surplus redistribution initiative operating across South Manchester. The project's primary purpose is to prevent food waste by redistributing good-quality surplus food that would otherwise go to landfill, delivering clear environmental benefits while also supporting good-quality surplus food that would otherwise go to landfill, delivering clear environmental benefits while also supporting the wider community during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The initiative operates on an open and inclusive basis, with no referral requirements, assessments or eligibility criteria. Food is shared openly to ensure surplus is used efficiently and responsibly, regardless of background or circumstances. This is non-discriminatory approach allows the project to remain focused on waste prevention while offering practical support to anyone seeking to reduce food waste and household food costs. The project is supported by volunteers from all walks of life, including professionals and warm-hearted local parents, who work together to collect, sort and redistribute surplus food. This diverse volunteer base reflects the community-led nature of the initiative and supports its ongoing operation. All food is redistributed free of charge. The project does not charge for its services and does not operate as a commercial or profit-making model.

Asharaf union trust (aut) works to relieve poverty locally in the uk and internationally. we support the poor and needy with their every need - food, housing, delivering emergency aid in response to crisis situations and providing healthcare. we also empowering societies through education and training. Asharaf Union Trust believes that little acts of kindness are important. A strong community response is vital to stop Coronavirus COVID-19.