Amy, 19, came to Centrepoint at 17 following challenges in the relationship with her mother and due to safety concerns in her local area. After working with the education trainer to complete her GCSEs and with the jobs advisor to map her career goals, she is currently working in her local council in a respite service.
Supported accommodation can be life-changing for young people experiencing homelessness. It can offer safety, stability and the right support to begin rebuilding their lives. But it is not meant to be a permanent home.
Building on Centrepoint's Move On 2024-25 report, this London deep dive explores what the findings look like across the capital, and examines the unique pressures shaping young people's journeys out of homelessness in London.
Umar, 23, has just finished his tenure with Centrepoint’s first Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB), where he has dedicated his time, energy and background to ensuring that vital decision making around Centrepoint, and the sector more widely, is based on the voices of young people. He has taken the time recently to reflect on his time with the LEAB and his journey to, with and from Centrepoint.
Mitak received floating support from Centrepoint when he left the care system. Centrepoint helped Mitak to focus on his goals and follow his dreams. Today Mitak has written a book on his life story and set up his own digital marketing business.
A candid conversation with residents and former residents at different stages in their Centrepoint journey about what success means to them.
In this episode we have comedian, TV personality, model and influencer, Fats Timbo talk about the challenge of accepting her disability and developing confidence.
Carrianne came to London in search of her father in 1983 at just 15-years-old. She met two punks in Soho who told her about the Centrepoint night shelter.
Nobody should become homeless as a result of leaving care, but our new research shows that more than one in four young care leavers have sofa surfed and 14 per cent have slept rough. Without support from parents, young care leavers are struggling to adapt to independent life. Here are six of the many reasons why.
Many people leave prison without a clear plan for where they are going to live. Abigail Gill, Centrepoint's Policy and Research Manager, outlines new research examining how to prevent homelessness for vulnerable young people leaving custody.
