Sleep Out: Winter Wrap up
Last winter, the communities of London and Manchester came together to end youth homelessness. Let’s hear from the Sleep Out team how the events shaped up and why they are so vital to Centrepoint’s work and mission.
Last winter, the communities of London and Manchester came together to end youth homelessness. Let’s hear from the Sleep Out team how the events shaped up and why they are so vital to Centrepoint’s work and mission.
A group of colleagues from The Bellrock Group held a team Sleep Out on one of their own retail parks to take a stand for young people in their local community facing homelessness.
One year ago, in June 2024, we launched Centrepoint’s largest ever corporate partnership with Nationwide as part of their Fairer Futures social impact strategy. Read how we're working together to give young people opportunities to move on from homelessness.
Winnie is one of our Sleep Out veterans! She’s been taking part for over 8 years. We caught up with her after our 2024 Sleep Out Kachette in London to chat about how her Sleep Out experience started and why it means so much to her to keep doing it year-on-year.
The Aspire Property Group gathered a team of colleagues to host their own Sleep Out for Centrepoint in Yorkshire. Hear form Emma as she describes the planning, preparation and how it panned out on the night.
Over the summer, our fantastic partner Nationwide supported a cohort of young people with a week of work experience as part of Centrepoint’s Get Set Go programme.
Councils in England faced a shortfall of £400 million in 2023-2024 forcing many of them to turn away young people facing homelessness without the assessment they are legally entitled to.
Mark couldn't make it to a Centrepoint Sleep Out as there were none in his area, so he took it into his own hands. Three years and two Sleep Outs later, he continues to run the Bournemouth Beach Sleep Out!
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.
Supported housing – such as what Centrepoint provides – gives thousands of vulnerable people the chance to build the skills they need to live independently and escape homelessness for good. However, it’s increasingly under threat.