Point Made Podcast - In her shoes
This episode asks what does homelessness mean for women? How do we empower survivors of domestic abuse? And what needs to be done to support and secure young women’s futures?
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This episode asks what does homelessness mean for women? How do we empower survivors of domestic abuse? And what needs to be done to support and secure young women’s futures?
A young person being supported by Centrepoint in London, has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling on the Government not to forget about young people and all those who are struggling, and to provide the support people need during the cost-of-living crisis.
At London’s Lyric Theatre, Lisa Maxwell led the musical show of everyone’s dreams, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Judy Garland’s birth. Our long serving ambassador Lisa Maxwell led the charge by grouping all of her musical contacts together and putting on a show you could never forget - ‘Judy: No Place Like Home’.
We explore some of the ways in which young people facing homelessness are made even more vulnerable through public spending, and the steps that can be taken to give them the support they need.
Footballing stars John Stones, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sir Geoff Hurst, Beth Mead and Micah Richards, were joined by comedian Jack Whitehall, England rugby pro Ugo Monye, TV personality Mark Wright and many more familiar faces, to support this year’s Christmas campaign.
Isolated, lonely and often battling significant mental health issues, young trans people disproportionately find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. It’s a desperate situation that has to change.
There’s one big wish we have for Christmas every year: to end youth homelessness for good. But Harry Styles donating funds from one of his most-loved songs to help us out with this mission? Well, that might be a close second…
Stockpiling, meal hacks and exercise: Centrepoint young panellists discuss mental health in a cost of living crisis and how prioritising one's mental health is more important than ever.
Ed Worley – better known as graffiti artist Opake – treated current Centrepoint residents and former residents, to a meet and greet to kick off his new art exhibition ‘Sanity through Repetition’.
Kwajo helps us tackle misconceptions of homelessness.
This week marks a year since the Universal Credit uplift was cut - a decision that has proved detrimental to many vulnerable young people. We speak to a former Centrepoint resident about just how important the uplift was to him and other young people experiencing homelessness.
A former Centrepoint service user writes a letter to Prime Minister, Liz Truss, calling on the government to prioritise increasing support for homeless young people.