About The Message

The Message Trust is an award-winning youth charity, founded in 1992.

We have a well established reputation for being a pioneering organisation with a real passion to improve the lives of young people in Greater Manchester. Driven by Christian values, we help all sorts of young people from all sorts of backgrounds and with all sorts of beliefs.

We have been working in the city for 15 years and have developed a 'knack' for being able to get through to the hardest to reach young people. To enable this we operate a range of projects on the streets, in the community, in schools and in prisons, all with the aim of bringing hope, providing opportunities and releasing potential.

In brief, The Message...

• Runs 9 'Eden' youth projects where over 100 volunteers live and work in tough urban contexts
  
• Delivers around 2000 hours of youth work every month through over 300 separate activities
• Is in contact with an average of 5,000 young people every month all over the city
  
• Provides a safe 'off the street' environment for 500 young people every week using 2 high-tech mobile youth centres
  
• Visits 20 high schools every year with inspirational pop group 'Blush'
  
• Helps break the cycle of youth crime through innovative work in the region's Young Offenders Institutions
• Operates a top-spec arts and music training centre in South Manchester

In all these ways and many more we demonstrate the values we believe in: hope, faith, love, compassion, encouragement, creativity and opportunity.

As a not-for-profit organisation, we depend on the generosity of people who share our passion to change the lives of young people. Our work is funded through donations from a range of sources including the business community, the general public, churches and various grants. Every pound given is vital to achieving the goal of bringing hope to young people and helping to transform their communities by putting faith into action.