Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) are hosting a Christmas Dinner for those that can’t spend the day with family and friends, so that they can celebrate the festivities like everyone else.
Care leavers aged 18 to 25 from across Manchester are being invited by the charity to join them on Christmas Day in Bury.
GMYN are asking for support to help the charity buy presents, gifts and hampers for the care leavers from their Amazon Gift List or for people to volunteer on the day.
The Care Leaver Christmas Dinner was founded in 2013 by poet and writer, Lemn Sissay. Since 2013 the idea has spread across the UK. Each Dinner has its own local flavour and is organised by teams of volunteers drawn from the local community.
These Christmas dinners come together each year to provide a special and fun-filled Christmas Day for care leavers aged between the ages of 18 and 25 who otherwise would be alone on Christmas Day.
Euan Davies, Programmes Manager at GMYN, says: “We are delighted to be hosting a Christmas Dinner for a group of care leavers who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day.
“Our dinner will provide a group of care leavers with a home cooked Christmas dinner, presents and a food hamper for the festive period.”
GMYN supports young people aged 10-25 from across Greater Manchester by offering innovative and exciting opportunities that build vital skills and improves their health and wellbeing.
GMYN’s goal is that young people are safe, heard, and capable of great things, charities like this are vital to ensure young people are given every opportunity to succeed.
If you know of any care leavers that are spending Christmas Day alone, please share thereferral form so GMYN can ensure that this opportunity is available to all those who need it.
To help fundraise money for stocking fillers, decorations, food and other goodies, donations can be made via GMYN’s Just Giving page.
To find out more about how you could help in the run to and on Christmas Day, please contact Euan Davies at euan.davies@gmyn.co.uk.
Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) are hosting a Christmas Dinner for those that can’t spend the day with family and friends, so that they can celebrate the festivities like everyone else.
Care leavers aged 18 to 25 from across Manchester are being invited by the charity to join them on Christmas Day in Bury.
GMYN are asking for support to help the charity buy presents, gifts and hampers for the care leavers from their Amazon Gift List or for people to volunteer on the day.
The Care Leaver Christmas Dinner was founded in 2013 by poet and writer, Lemn Sissay. Since 2013 the idea has spread across the UK. Each Dinner has its own local flavour and is organised by teams of volunteers drawn from the local community.
These Christmas dinners come together each year to provide a special and fun-filled Christmas Day for care leavers aged between the ages of 18 and 25 who otherwise would be alone on Christmas Day.
Euan Davies, Programmes Manager at GMYN, says: “We are delighted to be hosting a Christmas Dinner for a group of care leavers who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day.
“Our dinner will provide a group of care leavers with a home cooked Christmas dinner, presents and a food hamper for the festive period.”
GMYN supports young people aged 10-25 from across Greater Manchester by offering innovative and exciting opportunities that build vital skills and improves their health and wellbeing.
GMYN’s goal is that young people are safe, heard, and capable of great things, charities like this are vital to ensure young people are given every opportunity to succeed.
If you know of any care leavers that are spending Christmas Day alone, please share thereferral form so GMYN can ensure that this opportunity is available to all those who need it.
To help fundraise money for stocking fillers, decorations, food and other goodies, donations can be made via GMYN’s Just Giving page.
To find out more about how you could help in the run to and on Christmas Day, please contact Euan Davies at euan.davies@gmyn.co.uk.
