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Caritas Diocese of Salford (Caritas Salford)

Impact Snapshot 2025-26

Caritas Salford is the charity of the Catholic Diocese of Salford, working alongside people of all faiths and none to support children, families and adults facing poverty, homelessness, discrimination and isolation across Greater Manchester and Lancashire, alongside policy advocacy work. Financial results for the year ending 31 March 2026 were not yet audited at time of publication. Source: Caritas Salford Impact Snapshot 2025-26 PDF, retrieved Sept 2026.

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School service (social workers, counsellors, art therapists); young parent accommodation in Blackburn; homelessness day centres and supported accommodation (Cornerstone, Morning Star, Caritas House, Red Door); the Lalley centre community pantry and allotment; St Joseph's Mission to Deaf People; the Aspire service for refugees and people seeking asylum; a refugee resettlement service (Afghan Welcome Project); an energy advice service; an accessibility service; the Bishop's Fund emergency grants; and formation, animation and policy advocacy work

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 1,700 people supported through homelessness services, achieving 362 positive housing outcomes such as helping people off the streets or into safe homes
Key Metric 2 310 school service group sessions delivered to 4,045 children and young people; 555 young people supported through the mental health programme
Key Metric 3 Total income £4,814,831 (GBP), with £4,056,103 spent directly on projects (67% of expenditure); more than a third of voluntary unrestricted income came from gifts in Wills

Key Outcomes

  • 100% of young parent accommodation residents said they felt fully supported, safe, and that their views were listened to
  • The charity's report on child poverty and mental health in Catholic schools directly informed submissions to the Government's Child Poverty Strategy, with an MP tabling Parliamentary Questions as a result
  • The Lalley centre's food pantry model means people typically pay £5-£8 for a shop worth £15-£30, and its allotment produced 625kg of food worth £4,777.94

Geography

North West

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