The Fed raises £800,000 for social care support across Jewish Manchester
Seven nights, seven dinners, and 630 guests to ensure charity remains as the community's safety net
The leading social care charity for the Greater Manchester Jewish community has brought together 630 guests across seven community dinners, raising more than £800,000 towards its annual fundraising target of £2.5 million.
The Fed supports 1 in 7 local Jewish households through mental health services, care at Heathlands Village, and community supportwork.
Choosing this year to host smaller, local dinners to showcase the impact of their services, the organisation showcased three powerful films; one shone a light on The Fed’s response to the Heaton Park Synagogue terrorist attack in October 2025, highlighting the emotional, practical and trauma‑informed support provided to victims, survivors and their families in the aftermath of the incident.
Another focused on Heathlands Village, The Fed’s campus for older adults, providing residential care, nursing, supported living and wellbeing services in a Jewish environment.
The third was The Fed’s Not Alone film, a reflection on the charity’s 160‑year history as what many describe as a “golden thread” running through Manchester’s Jewish community. From crisis intervention and safeguarding, to tackling loneliness, poverty, mental ill‑health and complex care needs, the film reinforced a central message: no one who turns to The Fed stands alone.
Speaking during the appeal, Raphi Bloom, The Fed’s director of fundraising, marketing and communications, highlighted that Heathlands Village is just one part of a much wider safety net. Alongside elder care, The Fed supports people facing severe mental ill‑health, social isolation, poverty, homelessness, safeguarding concerns and family crisis – often at moments when there is nowhere else to turn.
He also warned of the growing financial pressures facing charities, including increased wage and national insurance costs, stressing that The Fed’s ability to respond at scale depends entirely on continued community support.
The organisation describes the £800,000 raised not simply as a fundraising success, but “a powerful demonstration of partnership between The Fed and the community it serves – ensuring that thousands of Jewish people across Greater Manchester continue to receive care, support and dignity when they need it most – and a commitment to ensuring that Jewish care in Manchester remains strong for generations to come”.
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