No young person should be homeless this Christmas. Please make a donation today.

Your gift could help a young person who is homeless and in danger, find safety this Christmas:

  • You could help a desperate young person access vital advice through our Helpline.
  • You could help provide a young person with a warm, safe room, where they have the stability and security they need to begin a new life.
  • You could help give a young person counselling, so they can begin to move on from the trauma of homelessness in winter

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Centrepoint's Snow Globe

This winter, almost 23,000 young people won't have a safe place to call home – so we took over part of London’s Southbank to unveil a giant Christmas snow globe, raise awareness of youth homelessness, and share the story of Mars, who became homeless after things fell apart at home. All young people deserve somewhere to call home, where they can feel safe and understood, and where they can build a future beyond homelessness.

Young person wearing beanie hat standing against a yellow wall

Mars's Story

“Before I left home, I felt suffocated and would not have survived if I stayed. I was lucky to have friend though who made me realise what it felt like to be supported and understood. I realised things could be different and was able to take the next step by reaching out to Centrepoint for support.

I felt so relieved after speaking to the Centrepoint Helpline advisor – they explained my rights and what I needed to tell the council. I can’t tell you how it felt to eventually move into Centrepoint accommodation and have my own space, where I was safe and could finally be myself.

When I step into my room, I feel like I am home. I feel calm and happy. There isn’t a single thing that the staff at Centrepoint haven't done for me, and I am eternally grateful. I can feel myself growing as a person."

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