Legacy
Legacy
Manchester is amazing. Across the city there is always something to do, galleries and festivals to visit; food from pretty much every corner of the globe to eat, not to mention the new skyscrapers popping up left right and centre. It’s fair to say our city is changing rapidly. And amongst the shifting horizon are communities full of people, old and young, who feel anonymous, isolated and left behind by the rapid pace of change.
Increasingly, as our city transforms, those two groups are living in parallel worlds. That separation wastes human potential, entrenches loneliness and isolation, perpetuates division, and is ultimately corrosive for our society.
That’s why, from 2017 to 2023, Manchester Cares brought older and younger people together – to share time, laughter, new experiences and friendship – so that everyone could feel part of our changing city, rather than left behind by it.
As Part of The Cares Family, our objectives were to:
In March 2020 Manchester Cares, along with the rest of The Cares Family, suspended face-to-face activity amid the emerging COVID-19 crisis. We swiftly re-invented our programmes to maintain connection, community and our values (kindness, community, trust, bravery, learning) at their heart. You can read about that here.
In the midst of that crisis, in 2020 and 2021, Manchester Cares and The Cares Family connected more older and younger neighbours than ever before. We are so proud of that impact.
As restrictions eased we resumed face-to-face programmes, but also offered offer blended online and in-person programmes.