FOR sex workers, Christmas can be a daunting time, especially with the thought of no family or even a home to go to. Manchester Action on Street health are appealing to Greater Manchester for Christmas gift bags to provide sex workers with basic items and treats. A registered charity that has operated since , it is unique in its own way through their outreach services. MASH also offer a unique mobile drop-in, this involves staff and volunteers taking out the MASH van at night to reach out to women working on the streets.
We take the van out from 8pm til midnight, four nights a week, offering women treatment and support. With the need for help for sex workers across Greater Manchester, places like MASH have provided help for women over the past 12 months.
Some women will receive one-to-one support with counselling or help in leaving sex work. Since the Conservatives came into power homelessness has risen by percent, it is in these circumstances where women may turn to sex work. MASH is funded in a number of different ways. They receive funding from the local council, the big lottery and an array of groups and companies around Greater Manchester.
The centre contains a small team of experts who then rely on their 65 volunteers. With Christmas vastly approaching MASH want to do everything they can to make women feel happy during what is supposed to be a joyful time of year. MASH are holding a Christmas fair on 8th December where the women that attend the centre will bake and create things which they will then sell at the fair. MASH also hold a Christmas dinner for the women where they each recieve their Christmas gift bag donated by the public.
They have requested the bag contains a pair of gloves, socks,deodrant, and an item of makeup. Your email address will not be published.
