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We welcomed our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, to the London office to mark 20 years of his patronage of Centrepoint.

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back on a year of campaigning that has been nothing short of remarkable. And we couldn’t have done it without you – our incredible community of campaigners and loyal supporters.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has unveiled the National Plan to End Homelessness, the long-awaited cross-government strategy on homelessness and rough sleeping.

Our snow globe installation brings to life the harsh reality of young people struggling to cope with the loss of their home, safety, and security.

Nationwide, Coventry Building Society and The Co-operative Bank have today joined our campaign warning that homeless young people are being forced into unemployment by outdated benefit rules.

Some of the UK’s biggest financial institutions and companies have written to the Chancellor backing Centrepoint’s Make Work Pay campaign to fix a ‘cruel quirk’ in the benefits system that’s forcing young people into unemployment.

The Youth Chapter Collective of over 140 youth, homelessness and housing association organisations have come together to urge the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support our campaign to Make Work Pay.

In this episode, our senior stories officer Tamsin talks to Cassie, a former resident, about her journey through Centrepoint to fulfilling her dream of qualifying to be an art teacher.

Councils, charities and corporations discussed the current obstacles facing young homeless people who want to work during the roundtable event on Centrepoint’s latest research.

In this episode, we discuss some of the barriers to securing and retaining employment for young people experiencing homelessness.

The upcoming general election on 4th July will impact young people facing homelessness in many ways. Parties committing to implement policies increasing social housing, improving access to benefits and promoting employment will determine whether young people break the cycle of homelessness and lead meaningful lives.

In this episode, we discuss the experiences and challenges of being a young person seeking asylum with Josh, a Deputy Service Manager in our Camden service and Adam, a refugee from Ivory Coast.

We are incredibly proud to announce that Centrepoint has been awarded the Investing In Volunteers Quality Mark, received for meeting the quality standard in April 2024.

We were lucky enough to hear from the inspirational Hashi Mohamed, a barrister, broadcaster and author, at this year's National Youth Homelessness Conference.

How can movement improve your mental health with Dr Helen Miles, Head of Psychologically Informed Environments at Centrepoint and former resident and martial arts enthusiast, Georges.