Dave – Co-founder and Chief Executive

Dave established the charity in 1990 after qualifying as a chef and then undertaking youth work. Dave is passionate about meeting the needs of the disadvantaged and the marginalised and recognising the potential in everyone. Dave has overseen the development, change and growth of Urban Outreach. As the charity continues to innovate and look at new ways of providing effective support, Dave remains deeply committed to building strong partnerships between churches, organisations and individuals in Bolton and advocating for the needs of the poor. In December 2020, together with his wife Chris, he was delighted to be awarded an MBE in recognition of his selfless service to the Bolton community over many years. He is also a trustee of Greater Manchester Women’s Support Alliance (GMWSA), supporting women offenders and those at risk of offending across the 10 boroughs.

Hannah – Adult Services Team Leader

Hannah originally joined Urban Outreach to support our foodbank where she volunteered for around nine years. With a degree in Criminology and Forensic Psychology and experience of working for a mental health charity, she has dedicated herself to working to support the needs of highly vulnerable, complex and often chaotic adults. Hannah is now employed as our Adult Services Team Leader where she provides direct support to some of our women service users. She also takes a lead on our customer database systems and cyber security for the charity.

Nicola – Children & Families Team Leader

Nicola has a varied background encompassing managing education/ training projects for children and young people in both the voluntary and social care sector. Alongside this, she has worked as a safeguarding trainer, disability advocate in Further Education and an Early Years Practitioner. As our Children and Families Team Leader, she is dedicated and skilled in working with children and families to support and empower them in dealing with the complex issues that can affect daily life. Her desire is to bring hope and encouragement. Nicola also leads on HR and health and safety for the charity.

Mark – Food Services Team Leader

Mark joined us in 2018 and is responsible for leading our food projects. He has a background in production management and is great at knowing what needs to be where and when! Mark loves using his skills to support delivery of our various food-based projects and services. He also works to support the many volunteers who help us.

Val – Finance & Facilities Officer

Val joined Urban Outreach in 2018. She has a degree in mathematics from Manchester University and for the previous fifteen years served the people of Bolton by teaching GCSE maths to adults at Bolton College, enabling them to further their career choices. Prior to this she has had a variety of computer programming jobs and has been her church treasurer for many years. Val now enjoys using her skills and experience to help those most in need across our town – providing support to the team on all things financial and in the care of buildings, systems and facilities.