Brick Multibank

A collaborative local project providing a multi bank repository of essential household items donated from surplus business requirements, from furniture to hot water bottles, hygiene products to discarded bedding.

WE ARE A DISTRIBUTION REVOLUTION PROJECT:

Who We Are

The Brick Multibank redistributes surplus and donated goods to people on low incomes who are struggling to cover the costs of everyday essentials. These items range from bedding and cleaning products to clothes and toiletries.

Across Greater Manchester 1 in 3 children are living in poverty and the number of foodbanks and other providers supporting people on low incomes to meet basic food needs has doubled in 5 years.

Poverty is fundamentally about scarcity, a lack of life’s basic human needs which covers anything that we all need to have a decent standard of living.

Our multibank project is simple, businesses donate the surplus stocks that people need, and we distribute them to the charities and social care professionals that work directly with the people that need them.

What We Do

All multibank items are distributed free of charge through a growing network of over 400 referral partners who are placed at the epicentre of their local community. Our multibank partners include schools, social care professionals, charities and community groups who have helped the project distribute 1.2 million items and supported over 120,000 families across the North-West in less than two years.

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Our Impact

A Social Return on Investment Study (Link to SROI Study) was published in 2024 which found that for every £1 invested there is a £5.01 return. The study identified the following impact on families supported through this project:

43% said the support helped them avoid a crisis situation.

86% said it reduced their stress and anxiety.

81% said it improved their confidence and wellbeing.

98% increased their financial wellbeing.

71% improved their outlook on life.

73% led to better family relationships.

To find out more about the Brick Multi-bank and become a referring partner please contact Hannah@thebrick.org.uk

Download our multibank Referral Partner leaflet.

If you are a business who can donate stocks, time or expertise to our multibank or would like to explore other ways to get involved, please contact tom@thebrick.org.uk

Download our multibank Supplier leaflet.

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