Our blog is a safe space where we discuss the things that really matter to us: young people, housing, government policy, our campaigns and our research.
It's where we ask the difficult questions, demystify the jargon, discuss the topics that affect young people most and give you a glimpse of our day-to-day as a youth homelessness charity.
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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.
Helen* attended the first Bournemouth beach Hold 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.
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.
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.
Keith tells us about his first Sleep Out for youth homelessness in Manchester and what he learned from the experience.
Over 150 guests battled it out to win Centrepoint’s Ultimate Quiz 2025, including Ranvir Singh, Deborah Meaden and Tyrone Brennand!
On February 10th, Centrepoint hosted a Parliamentary Launch Event to unveil its latest findings from the 2025 Databank. The event brought together policymakers, housing experts, and young people with lived experience to discuss the 118,134 young people who were homeless or at risk in 2023-2024.
At Centrepoint we are lucky to have a whole host of famous faces joining our fight to end youth homelessness – from hosting fundraisers to sharing their skills with the young people we work with, to helping us campaign for social change – they give us their support in all sorts of ways.
Centrepoint has published the first interim report of our youth homelessness prevention work in schools, suggesting the pilot has been very promising so far.
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The Awards, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and lead by our Patron, The Prince of Wales, shined a light on young people with experience of homelessness who have transformed their lives with Centrepoint’s support and raised £1.2million towards our work.
Our snow globe installation brings to life the harsh reality of young people struggling to cope with the loss of their home, safety, and security.
