Sustainable Living and Rough Sleepers

Blankets made from empty crisp packets

Oasis Community Hub: MediaCityUK

Sustainable Living and Rough Sleepers

About the project

PROJECT TITLE: Sustainable Living and Rough Sleepers

LOCATION: Salford

FUNDING: Awarded £10,000 from the Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund (2022 - 2023)

PARTNERS: Oasis Community Hub: MediaCity UK

The idea

To run a sustainable living project to support a community food store offering sustainable food support, advice, and tabletop/clothes sales to the residents of Ordsall and Langworthy. Rough Sleepers craft project recycles crisp packets into thermal blankets supporting Salford's homeless community and Ukrainian refugees.