Join a Centrepoint Sleep Out or host your own - challenge yourself for one night so no young person has to face homelessness alone.
A challenge for you, a future for young people.
Over 124,000 young people in the UK face homelessness - but together, we can change this. By giving up your bed for one night, you’re taking on a challenge that pushes you out of your comfort zone, raising vital funds, standing in solidarity, and helping to ensure no young person has to face homelessness alone. Sleep Out isn’t about replicating homelessness; it’s about taking meaningful action to help end it for good.
London Sleep Out returns to the iconic Somerset House! Join us on Friday 5 February 2027.
Join us on Friday 26 February for Manchester Sleep Out at Projekts Skatepark!
Organise your own Sleep Out with your theatre group, sports club or colleagues.
We'll provide you with all the essential resources and tips needed to support your organising and fundraising.
Watch our Sleep Out 2026 video to see what our Sleep Out events are like on the night.
I thought I understood about homelessness until I did the Sleep Out. Hearing first hand from the Centrepoint team and young people was eye opening and I feel much better informed. So pleased I had this opportunity.
When invited by a friend who attended last year, Crispin decided to take part in London Sleep Out 2026. He tells us about his reasons behind sleeping out, his fundraising experience and how the activities on the night impacted him.
As a Centrepoint supporter, Mark wanted to take a step out of his comfort zone and learn more about the cause he believes in. He talked to us about why he decided to attend Sleep Out alone and what a pivotal learning experience it was.
At Centrepoint’s Sleep Out, there’s no such thing as a typical participant. This year, we spoke to Strawberry, one of our youngest participants, and Teresa, one of our oldest aged 79, to hear their experiences side by side.
Keith tells us about his first Sleep Out for youth homelessness in Manchester and what he learned from the experience.
Vinesh and his work colleagues took part in the London Sleep Out 2025. He tells us about gathering a work team, fundraising tips, and how the experience changed his perception of youth homelessness.
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.
Helen* attended the first Bournemouth beach Host Your Own Sleep Out run by Mark and his team in 2023. Read her experience of sleeping out for Centrepoint, her motivations behind taking part, and how she continues to champion it as a cause.
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.
We are delighted to welcome Nationwide as our Headline Sponsor for Sleep Out! Nationwide is sponsoring Centrepoint’s Sleep Out to help raise funds and awareness, so we can put an end to youth homelessness.
