Red Door

Our homelessness services such as Red Door aim to ensure people in Manchester have the support they need to prevent them from becoming homeless, that people who do become homeless are helped to secure safe accommodation with the support they need to make a new home, and that no one has to sleep rough.

The team, as well as delivering direct housing outcomes, also enables people to improve their wellbeing through services that meet immediate basic needs, promote mental health and wellbeing, enable people to access healthcare and other support services and to take up education, training, volunteering opportunities and employment – all as a means of sustaining positive housing outcomes.

Services offered at Red Door include:

• Free breakfast and lunch.
• Showers.
• Laundry (first come, first served basis).
• Emergency clothing.
• Advice and support from staff and from visiting agencies including the Bury Council outreach team and Achieve Drug and Alcohol service.
• Activities and social sessions.
• Supported volunteering opportunities including helping with gardening, decorating, cooking and serving meals.

We also have regular sessions available with our specialist energy advisors for help around saving money on household bills, including:

• LED bulbs and draught excluders.
• the efficiency and appropriate use of heating and hot water appliances and systems and the functions of the controls.
• domestic fuel cost data using the domestic heat cost (Sutherland) tables.
• how to record gas and electricity consumption and work out costs.
• payment options for gas and electricity.
• insulation methods for improving the energy efficiency of a range of building types.
• information about Government initiatives.
• the causes of condensation dampness, how to avoid condensation and remedial actions to combat existing condensation.

To find out more or book a session, including to enquire about sessions with BSL interpreters, please contact energyadvice@caritassalford.org.uk or call 0161 817 2250.

Where to find us

Address: St Joseph’s Presbytery, Peter Street, Bury, BL9 6AB (Main entrance and car park access via Bold Street)

Telephone: 0161 272 0771

Email: reddoor@caritassalford.org.uk

Opening hours:

Office hours/donation drop offs: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm

Breakfast and Lunch:

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9.30am to 10.30am – Free breakfast

Monday to Friday: 12noon to 1pm – Lunch for anyone attending activities or advice sessions

Additional activities:

Monday: 10.30am to 12noon – Drop-in advice session

Tuesday 1pm to 3pm – Gardening volunteering session

Wednesday 10.30am to 12noon – Drop-in games session

Thursday 10.30am to 12noon – Drop-in art session

Friday 10.30am to 12noon – Drop-in craft session