Partnering membership scheme

A national network of organisations supporting and speaking out on behalf of vulnerable young people.

Join like-minded organisations to combine local expertise with shared resources and spread our impact even further.

Stretching the length and breadth of the country, we have over 100 members sharing our aim to give homeless young people a future.

Collectively, we reach thousands of homeless young people and have a real understanding of emerging issues. By joining together, we have a stronger national policy voice to speak out on behalf of vulnerable young people.

We currently offer two types of memberships – Community Membership and Network Membership.

 

Become a Community Member – free

We want to partner with all like-minded organisations, and we don't want cost to be a barrier. As a Community Member, you can receive information to keep you up to date with the sector.

Community Member benefits

  • Lobbying support
  • Involvement in research
  • Invitations to policy events and seminars
  • Updates from the policy team 
  • Access for staff and young people to a range of commercial training programmes including functional skills, apprenticeships and traineeships
  • Our two-day facilitation skills course (an additional charge of £200 per person)
  • Our twice yearly networking event (an additional charge of £85 per person)
  • Our monthly newsletter Partner Post

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Become a Network Member – £300 per year

As a Network Member, you can benefit from our bursaries, resources and policy updates and have access to training, networking and events.

Support for young people 

  • Free access to bursary schemes for homeless young people to help fund the costs of going to college or work 
  • Free access to the legal advice services for young people

Networking and information sharing

Skills and employability 

  • Two free training places for staff on our facilitation skills course
  • Access for staff and young people to a range of commercial training programmes including functional skills, apprenticeships and traineeships
  • Free access to a range of e-learning modules for staff (up to 20 units)

Policy and engagement 

  • A role in national youth homelessness research
  • Free subscription to our Public Policy Update
  • Free invitations to high profile round table events and policy seminars
  • Lobbying support from our Public Affairs team

Organisational development 

  • Updates about potential opportunities for joint work including fundraising opportunities
  • Support with policies and procedures
  • Guidance from key staff within Centrepoint
  • Volunteer matching with access to our national pool of volunteers

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Extra services for all members

If your organisation is looking to develop we can offer consultation.

For £300 per day we offer a bespoke organisational review which can include:

  • evaluation of services
  • audits of policies and procedures
  • governance
  • training

 

Compare what's on offer with each membership:

Support offered

Network Member
£300

Access to a wide range of support
for both staff and young people

Community Member
FREE

Receive information to keep you
up to date with the sector

Support for young people

              
FREE access to bursary schemes for homeless young people
to help fund the costs of going to college, university or work		 X  
FREE access to the legal advice services for young people X  

Networking and information sharing

              
Spaces at our biannual networking forum/conference event X  £85 per person
Priority invitations to events and training X  
FREE subscription to our monthly newsletter Partner Post X X

Skills and employability

              
Training places for staff on our two day facilitation skills course X £200 per person
Access for staff and young people to a range of commercial training programmes including functional skills, apprenticeships and traineeships X X
FREE access to a suite of e-learning modules for staff X  

Policy and Engagement

    
A role in national youth homelessness research X X
FREE subscription to our Public Policy Update X X
FREE invitations to high profile round table events and policy seminars X X
Lobbying support from our Public Affairs team X X

Organisational development

              
Updates about potential opportunities for joint work including fundraising opportunities X  
Support with policies and procedures X  
Guidance from key staff within Centrepoint X  
Volunteer matching: access to our national pool of volunteers X  

 

Additional costs/buy in services for all members

Service Cost

Centrepoint Lifewise 

An accredited independent living skills programme

  
A minimum annual charge of £500 will cover the cost of student participation and support with the development of new AQA units £500                                                                                                   
Full in-house, two day, accredited, facilitation skills training course £1500 for up to 12 people

Organisation development

  
Bespoke organisational review. For example, evaluation of services, audits of policies and procedures, governance and training £300 per day

 

Terms and conditions

Please read our terms and conditions of our partnering memberships