Give aid to a one of it’s kind homeless centre

A Manchester organisation, Supporting People in Need (SPIN) has expanded and opened The Well which is helping more of the homeless and people in need in.

SPIN was created by two brothers Marc Evens and John Herstell over two years ago.

The reason behind setting up SPIN was after John became homeless himself.

After he got himself back on his feet he wanted to help others in the same position he had been in.

John and Marc had also ventured on another project called The Well.

The Well, situated in Coverdale Church, Coverdale Close, Ardwick opened two years ago and is currently the only self funded, not for profit charity.

It started off as a rat infested church/ community centre and was only fit for demolishing until it was offered to SPIN.

After a lot of hard work Marc, John and dedicated volunteers turned the battered building into ‘The Well’.

It is now a fully functioning church, industrial sized kitchen, full sized canteen, games/ entertainment room and 12 beds.

All 12 of the beds are occupied at the moment with those seeking refuge from the harsh streets of Manchester.

John and Marc are in desperate need to raise funds as they need things like heating through the cold winter months.

Marc said: “We are seeking out grants from different companies and fund raising by using a Go Fund Me page”

At the moment they only house males, but they have links to other organisations that help couples and/ or other genders.

Jamie Dennis, one of the volunteers said: “We need more volunteers, money, food, clothing, bedding, professionals to help and improve The Well and sponsorship.”

The Well is for anybody in need and provide a Sunday Dinner open to the community and people that need a bit of extra help every Sunday at The Well.