Available Downloads 05/12/2008 SELF HELP SERVICES REPORT SUMMARY Download the Executive Summary of the Self Help Services Impact Report here. Download Document 15/03/2008 SELF HELP SERVICES The 2007 Self Help Services Impact and Research Report. Download Document 01/01/2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 Click below to download the 2006/07 Annual Report for The Big Life group. Download Document 01/01/2008 BIG LIFE BUSINESS PLAN 2007 - 2012 The Big Life Business Plan 2007 - 2012. Download Document 03/02/2007 KATH LOCKE EVALUATION REPORT The Kath Locke Evaluation Report looks at the impact this centre, based in Moss Side, has had on people using it, working in it and the community surround it over the last 10 years. Download Document 01/01/2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06 Download the 2005/06 Annual Report for The Big Life group here. Download Document 11/07/2006 BIG FACT PACK 2006 The latest Big Facts Pack tells you everything you need to know about The Bis Issue in the North. Download Document 03/07/2006 ANNUAL REPORT 2004/05 Please click below for The Big Life group Annual Report for 2004/5. Download Document 07/03/2006 ANNUAL REPORT 2003/04 Download The Big Life group annual report for 2003/2004 by clicking below. Download Document 07/07/2005 ANNUAL REPORT 2002/03 Download the annual report for 2002/2003 here. Download Document 30/04/2005 MANIFESTO The Big Life group's Manifesto contains suggestions for Government and decision makers in the areas where The Big Life group works. Download Document 12/04/2005 BIG VOICE TOUR GIVE NORTH WEST HOMELESS PEOPLE A VOICE Homeless men and women from Manchester and the North-West joined the National Homeless People’s Panel aboard a red bus in Manchester City Centre, in a bid to highlight the issue of homelessness with prospective parliamentary candidates ahead of the forthcoming general election. 24/10/2004 Vendor Audit 2004 The Vendor Audit from 2004 - Click below to download the PDF. Download Document 24/09/2002 Vendor Audit 2002 Since 1997 The Big Issue in the North has carried out an audit of its vendors. The audit pinpoints who our vendors are, how they became homeless, their education and employment history, housing situation, the problems they face, information on the health services they need/have access to and their perceptions. The audit allows us to make year on year comparisons, identify changes in situations and gaps in services. . Hard copies of the vendor audit for 2001 and 2002 are also available. To request a copy of the vendor please contact us. Download Document 08/01/2001 Kath Locke Evaluation Report 2001 The Kath Locke Centre aims to improve the health of its local community and reduce health inequalities. This report summarises the history of the centre, its development and whether it reached its 5 main objectives: Create a centre that’s accessible to the local community, A holistic approach to wellbeing, Influencing other agencies to provide services that are accessible - appropriate and effective, Empowering local people to take control over their own health, Developig a new role for the voluntary and independent sectors. To request a copy please contact us. 05/11/2000 Out of Pocket Our Out of Pocket campaign revealed how archaic banking laws penalise homeless people, preventing them from opening accounts and making them the targets of violent crime. To request a copy please contact us. 24/02/2000 Votes For Homes This campaign secured the right to vote for homeless people. It was launched with other Big Issues across the UK and an alliance of homeless charities. 01/08/1999 Drugs at the Sharp End The Big Issue in the North carried out this research in 1999. It exposed the inadequate access to and choice of NHS drug rehabilitation services available to homeless people. To request a copy of the report contact us. 23/02/1999 Evaluation of the Kath Locke Maternity Project 1999 This report details an evaluation of a one-year pilot maternity service which was based in the Kath Locke Centre, in Hulme; an area of high socio-economic need in Manchester between 1987 and 1988. The project, funded by Manchester Health Authority and the Central Manchester Healthcare Trust, provided a midwifery-led service for 20 women who were identified as having ‘additional needs’, which might potentially disadvantage them within the standard maternity service. For a copy of the report please contact us. 01/10/1998 Health Matters Health Matters is a primary health care study of Big Issue in the North vendors. It highlighted the inequalities faced by homeless people trying to get medical help. To request a copy contact us. Page Top

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