‘Successive governments have tried and failed to achieve what The Message is doing locally…‘ – Manchester Evening News, July 20, 2008
The Message Trust is an award-winning Christian charity working to improve the lives of young people in Manchester, UK.
Working in schools, local communities and prisons, we are in contact with around 100,000 young people across Greater Manchester each year. Over 15 years we have developed a knack for being able to get through to the hardest-to-reach young people, with the aim of bringing hope, providing opportunities and releasing potential.
Our work results in community transformation.
In brief, The Message…
- Runs thirteen Eden community partnerships involving over 100 volunteers living and working in tough urban contexts with a focus on young people
- Delivers around 2,000 hours of youth work every month through over 300 separate activities
- Provides a safe ‘off the street’ environment for 500 young people every week using two high-tech mobile youth centres
- Sends three bands and a theatre company to perform and take lessons across the region’s high schools, promoting self-respect, good citizenship and the Christian message of hope
- Helps break the cycle of youth crime through innovative work in the region’s Young Offenders Institutions
- Trains and equips dozens of urban youth workers each year through the Genetik training programme
- Operates a £1m arts and music training complex in South Manchester, as a resource for local schools and colleges
We depend on the generosity of people who share our vision to change the lives of young people in Manchester. Much of our work is only possible because of hundreds of dedicated volunteers and it is funded entirely by gifts from the general public, businesses, churches and trusts and foundations.
