2023
King's Coronation Champions Award
Awarded for outstanding voluntary service to communities affected by cancer.
Award-winning charity · Greater Manchester
Family Unit Trust strengthens families, raises cancer awareness and tackles health inequalities - so that no family faces cancer, hardship or crisis alone.
Recognised & awarded
Honours from local councils to His Majesty The King — humbling milestones along the way.
2023
Awarded for outstanding voluntary service to communities affected by cancer.
Est. 2017 · Manchester
By the numbers
2017
founded in Manchester
100s
of families supported
7+
awards & nominations
11-18
youth in Brave Spaces
Who we are
Family Unit Trust is dedicated to strengthening families, improving wellbeing, tackling health inequalities and supporting people facing life's most challenging circumstances - across Greater Manchester and beyond.
We work especially closely with BME communities to improve awareness of cancer risk factors, encourage screening, and make sure every voice is heard.
Our mission
To strengthen families, empower communities, tackle health inequalities, and provide practical and emotional support to those who need it most.
Our vision
A future where every individual has access to support, every voice is heard, every concern is taken seriously, and no family is left behind.

Our founder's story
“No family should ever feel alone, unsupported, dismissed, or unheard during their most difficult moments.”
Family Unit Trust was born from lived experience. In 2017, our founder noticed a strange white reflection in her eight-month-old daughter's eye. After early reassurance that nothing was wrong, the diagnosis came too late: Group E Retinoblastoma, an advanced childhood eye cancer. The only way to save her daughter's life was to remove the eye.
Years later, cancer struck the family again. Despite nearly a year of seeking answers, her mother's symptoms were repeatedly dismissed before a devastating diagnosis of Stage 4 Metastatic Endometrial Cancer - a journey that laid bare the health inequalities and barriers so many families face.
From that pain came a promise, and that promise became Family Unit Trust: to be a voice for the voiceless and a source of hope for families facing cancer, illness, hardship and bereavement.
What drives us
Our values aren't a poster on the wall - they shape every conversation, every workshop and every food parcel we hand out. They're how we keep our promise to the families who trust us.
Lived experience drives us.Every value comes from real families we've walked beside.
We place people at the heart of everything we do.
Everyone deserves equal access to support, opportunities and services.
We help people build confidence, resilience and independence.
We work alongside partners and communities to achieve lasting change.
We are committed to transparency, accountability and meaningful impact.
Our programmes
Community-led services spanning cancer support, youth wellbeing, food, mental health and advocacy.
Our flagship youth wellbeing programme creates safe, inclusive and empowering spaces where young people aged 11-18 build confidence, develop resilience and feel supported in their community.

Why it matters
Cancer does not affect every community equally. Our work focuses on closing that gap.
Lower cancer awareness and screening uptake in BME communities leads to more advanced disease and poorer survival.
Black patients are diagnosed with larger, higher-grade breast tumours, more likely to be node-positive.
BME communities have unmet need for clear cancer information about risk factors, signs and services.
Know the signs
If something isn't normal for you, don't wait. Speak to your GP. Catching cancer early gives the best chance of successful treatment.
Trusted information
Choose the option that matches your situation:
Speak to your GP
For new symptoms, screening or referrals - book a routine or urgent appointment.
Call NHS 111 (non-emergency)
When you need medical help fast but it's not life-threatening. Free, 24/7.
Call 999 (life-threatening)
Severe bleeding, breathing problems, chest pain, seizures, or someone unresponsive.
Join us
Campaign, volunteer, fundraise or donate - there are many ways to make a difference.
Volunteer your time to raise awareness and support families in your community.
VolunteerRun, bake, walk or host an event - every penny helps us reach more people.
Start fundraisingGifts of any size, single or monthly. With Gift Aid your donation goes 25% further at no extra cost to you.
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Our supporters
We're grateful to the funders and partners who make our work possible.










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Contact details
info@familyunittrust.org.uk
Call us
0161 879 8398
Visit us
Unit 11, Varley Industrial Estate, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 8EL
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