This year we celebrate 30 years of “binding up the broken-hearted and setting the captives free”
Urban Outreach is a Christian charity providing food for households in crisis; and person-centred support for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable adults and young people in Bolton. Established in 1990 our core aim is to be consistently dependable, creative, challenging and inspirational in the support and care we provide across our town.
To truly succeed and change lives for the better, we rely upon and appreciate all who so generously lend their support. Click on the buttons here to see how you too can get involved:
“Urban Outreach never gave up on me!”
Read about how Urban Outreach has worked with someone for over 20 years. Her story gives us hope for all we work with - hope that lives, no matter how damaged, really can be changed for the better!
A Story from Friends of Fun Food
Read about one of the many families our Fun Food team has helped over the years – opening up a whole new world of food experiences with life changing results!
Beacons of Light in the Darkness
The pandemic has hit many in many different ways. Read about how our Eve’s Space workers responded to concern over the mental health of the women they work with - and how they were able to deliver ‘beacons of light’ in a dark world.
Small things can really make a big difference
One of our support workers talks about a family she has been working with during lockdown - and the power of small things which can have a dramatic impact on the lives of those we are working with.
Step by step… little by little
One of workers, tells us about someone we have been working with through our ‘Support First’ project. It’s not his real name but we will call him David. Read here about how a life spiraling out of control has been brought back from the brink through lots of patience, perseverance and small steps over time.
The Power Of One
Our CEO Dave Bagley talks about how the pandemic has changed the way our food services have been operating over the past few months….
