The Together Trust is a British
registered charity
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
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, founded in 1870 by
Leonard Kilbee Shaw
Leonard Kilbee Shaw (1834 - 22 July 1902) was a businessman and philanthropist from Dublin, Ireland. He co-founded the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes in 1870, which today continues as the children's charity the Togethe ...
and
Richard Bramwell Taylor
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
as the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes. It provides care, special education and community support services in the north-west of England. It also has a fostering agency.
Activities
The trust runs several schools: Ashcroft School (previously CYCES) for pupils aged 8–18 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties; Inscape House School in
Cheadle, for pupils aged 5–19 with
autism
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; and
Bridge College
Bridge College is a specialist college in Manchester, England, for students aged 16–25 with disabilities, complex needs and autism. It is on the Openshaw campus of The Manchester College. It is run by the Together Trust charity and has a maximu ...
at
Openshaw
Openshaw is a suburb of Manchester, England, about three miles east of the city centre. Historically part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English ''Opinschawe'', which me ...
, a college for people aged 16–25 with learning difficulties and disabilities, complex needs, communication disorders and autism.
References
Further reading
* William Edmondson, ''Making Rough Places Plain. Fifty years' work of the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes, 1870–1920'',
Sherratt & Hughes (1921)
Worldcat record
* Simpson, Andrew, ''The Ever Open Door. 150 years of The Together Trust'',
he Together Trust(2020) (https://www.worldcat.org/title/ever-open-door-150-years-of-the-together-trust/oclc/1301081415&referer=brief_results)
Children's charities based in England
Charities based in Greater Manchester
Cheadle, Greater Manchester
Organisations based in Stockport
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