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The Boaz Trust
1st Floor
110 Oldham Rd
Ancoats
Manchester
M4 6AG
Telephone: (0161) 202 1056
Email: info@boaztrust.org.uk

Registered Charity No. 1110344

:: Welcome

to the Boaz Trust website. This is the place to find out what drives Boaz to work with destitute asylum seekers in the Manchester area, the projects that we're involved in, and how you can get involved.

The Boaz Trust is a Christian organisation serving destitute asylum seekers in Greater Manchester. We aim, primarily through the Church, to provide accommodation for those who are homeless, along with food and other essentials. We also provide individual advocacy and support, and campaign for justice in asylum legislation.

Our Latest News:

:: Number crunching!

Recently we have been doing a bit of number crunching to generate some stats for our annual report, and the results have been encouraging. 
 
From April 2009 to March 2010 we had 230 referrals, with most of the asylum seekers coming from Afghanistan, DR Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq,  Sudan and Zimbabwe.  43% of those referred were [...]

:: Help! There’s an asylum seeker in my church.

”Help! There’s an asylum seeker in my church”
 
A day conference exploring how you and your church can support asylum seekers and refugees in your community.
Saturday 26th June, 10am-4pm, Brunswick Parish Church, Manchester
This  day conference will draw upon a range of experience to explore different ways of engaging with and supporting refugees and asylum seekers [...]

:: Could you help Hanes reach his target?

On 16th May 2010, Hanes will be running the Great Manchester Run on behalf of the Boaz Trust.  Hanes is an asylum seeker and was supported by Boaz for several years.  Now he wants to give something back.  He aims to raise £1000 to help us to continue our life changing work.  Please sponsor him [...]