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Will you help a woman today who is in financial hardship?

MASH's Emergency Shopping List Appeal

The cost of living crisis is harshly impacting the women we meet in Manchester.

Right now we are seeing an increase in women coming to us in financial hardship.

Women who were just about managing are now in crisis.

We supported 111 new women in the first quarter of this year – our busiest quarter for five years.

Some are returning to sex work to pay their bills and put food on the table.

Women in Manchester experiencing multiple disadvantages are struggling to afford food, to run their homes and to make essential travel journeys.

Emergency Shopping List

Donate to our cost of living appeal

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Your kind gift today could ensure…

A woman in financial need can access essential items like bedding and toiletries

A woman has a mobile phone and credit to contact her support worker


Women can apply to our hardship fund for furniture, appliances and emergency fuel payments

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Thank you so much for your kindness and care. It really goes a long way.

“I thought I don’t need them to help me I’m fine by myself.
Now I know how wrong I was cos you’ve helped me so much
“

Emergency Shopping List

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Much of our work relies on our passionate team of volunteers. There are lots of ways you can get involved, meet new people and make a difference.

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£14 could cover the cost of a hot drink, an attack alarm, and some food from our outreach van for a woman working on the streets.

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We are MASH

For 30 years, MASH has stood by women who are sex working or thinking about it, offering non-judgemental support to improve health, safety and wellbeing.

We take MASH to women where they are at, offering support from our drop-in centre, our MASH van, in Manchester city centre, in saunas and via phone calls and home visits.

Women tell us that MASH helps them to feel safer, listened to, empowered and that in many cases it is a ‘lifeline’.

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