About us
Meet our team…
Our team
M3 has a current staff team of 8, drawn from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. Based at our office in Rawtenstall, we operate throughout East Lancashire to support our volunteer Householders, young people and young families.
Alan Dorrington
Charity Manager
With a professional background working in Manchester with young runaways under 16 as well as streetwork, outreach and resettlement with 16-25yr olds, Alan moved to East Lancashire and started at M3 as Charity Manager in 2003.
A keen fell runner, Alan is often found training and racing around the Lancashire and Lake District hills and mountains.
Jayne Turner
Charity Officer
Jayne is our Charity Officer and brings a wealth of experience gained working for large Government organisations. Tasked with managing all our office functions, as well as our social media presence, Jayne also has a hectic schedule running around after her two sons.
Dawn Rowe
Host Liaison Worker and Referral Assessor
Dawn has been working with the Charity for 19 years. Before working with M3, Dawn supported people with learning needs to live independently.
After working for 18 years on our supported lodgings service, helping young people toward independence, her role has changed and she is now the Host Liaison Worker and Referral Assessor.
Dawn can often be seen on stage performing with several local theatre societies. She loves treading the boards and pretending to be someone else. She also loves to be outdoors, walking, biking and camping. Having recently bought a campervan named "Monty" and dropped to part time hours, she is looking forward to many adventures & explorations.
Mathew Meynall
Project Worker, Supported Lodgings
Mathew has been with M3 since 2010, and is one of the Charity’s Supported Lodgings workers, supporting young people in lodgings placements and helping them move on to longer term accommodation.
A proud dad of three, Mathew finally succumbed to injuries and his football days are over. Now he enjoys spending time with his family and watching the beautiful game.
Gemma Mitchell
Support Worker for Teenage Family Service
M3 Project
Emma Bird
Support Worker for Teenage Family Service
Emma started with M3 in July 2015 after have a background working within substance misuse services. She divides her work time at M3 between providing support to young mums on our Teenage Family service and working with our fantastic Provider team. Her 4 children keep her busy outside of work along with her Jackawawa dog Daisy, who has been a social media star for M3 during ‘Bring your dog to work day’.
Chantelle Dhont
Charity Development Worker and Project Worker on the Listening Project
Chantelle started as our Listening Project worker in April 2019, following a period volunteering as one of our peer mediators on the same project. A former service user of our supported lodgings service when she was younger, Chantelle has a wealth of other experience volunteering with young people in youth work and related settings. She has now taken on a role with Charity Development at M3.
A real family oriented person, Chantelle is also an avid animal lover with a particular appreciation of cows!
20
years of working with young homeless
7
team members
6400 days
of accommodation provided last year
38
young people accomodated last year
900+
young people supported since 2003