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.
Six charities have come together to put pressure on the government to help end homelessness.
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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’.
Aldo Zilli returned to help us front another vital campaign highlighting the realities of food poverty in the UK.
The Vamps’ guitarist James McVey joined a group of Centrepoint residents and handed in a petition to Parliament, calling on the government to ensure Universal Credit covers the true cost of renting for young people who have experienced homelessness.
Lady Kitty Spencer attended our annual Ultimate Pub Quiz to help us raise money and carry on our work to support homeless young people.
Vicky Pattison, presenter, author and influencer, stayed awake all night to raise money for homeless young people across the country.
While most of the nation overindulged in a Christmas banquet, over 24,000 homeless young people weren’t sure if they would get any kind of Christmas meal at all.
Over the Christmas period last year, an estimated 22,000 young people sought help because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness. Centrepoint’s policy and research officer Billy Harding discusses new research into the experiences of homeless young people across England and Wales.
