Centrepoint

A huge thank you to Sam Farmer and Nightingales Wealth Management for their generous support of our Independent Living Programme through an incredible gala at the Savoy!   We were thrilled to be the charity partner for the event and to be able to share more about our mission to end youth homelessness. Our thanks to the Celebration Gala team and everyone who made the night spectacular – and for raising a wonderful £17,000! London City Philharmonic

Many young people supported by Centrepoint left their previous home after a relationship breakdown. But a broken home is not the end. With the right support and nurture, young people can grow and realise their potential. We loved working with Royal Horticultural Society and Project Giving Back at the #ChelseaFlowerShow in 2022 to grow awareness of the challenges faced by homeless young people when their world becomes uprooted and fragmented, and help more young people to build a future. And we’re so proud that elements from the garden have been relocated to one of our West London services, creating a communal green space that gives them a chance to connect with nature.

We recently came together with employers, other charities, and local authorities to launch our Employer Best Practice Guide, which outlines key changes that employers can make to improve recruitment and employment practices and support homeless young people to access work. We know that employers play a pivotal role in ensuring that young people can access and thrive in employment – and we work with and are supported by a host of employers every year, many of whom provide vital work opportunities to the young people we support. We now need more employers to recruit young people who have experienced homelessness and support them to move up the career ladder. That's why we have created this guide to help employers and charities to work together to support homeless young people to access and make the most of work. Thank you to everyone who attended and to speakers Frankiebo Taylor and Will Andrews from Only A Pavement Away - and a massive thank you to steering group members Toni-Ann Gurdon and Benjamin Treloar for their work to create the guide and for sharing their perspectives during the launch. Read our best practice guide here: https://bit.ly/4f4TgdR

The highlights from our Corporate Sleep Out are here! Last month, we welcomed our Sleep Outs teams for an unforgettable night at The Kia Oval - Surrey County Cricket Club, and here’s a sneak peak of the impactful evening. We're on track to hit more than £200k raised from the event – an enormous thank you everyone who supported by fundraising and donating to help us end youth homelessness! Huge thanks to our Headline Sponsor for Sleep Out Nationwide Building Society and event Silver Sponsors Lomond and mydeposits! If you want to swap your bed for a sleeping bag to help end youth homelessness, you can get involved by: Joining our London 2025 Sleep Out: https://bit.ly/3ZmvRQB Coming along to our Manchester 2025 Sleep Out: https://bit.ly/3ZcNIJB Signing up to hold your own Sleep Out: https://bit.ly/3OcNz2f

It was really encouraging to meet with 50 MPs yesterday at the Plan for the 136k Collective’s parliamentary drop-in! Together, we’re calling for a #YouthHomelessChapter in the government’s new cross-departmental strategy to end homelessness – and to make this happen, we need MPs to commit to effective, cross-cutting interventions for the most vulnerable young people. Our four main priorities for the government to focus on are: 🟠 Funding and guidance for local councils  🟠 Increased affordable housing  🟠 Financial support – including ending age-related discrimination with pay and benefits  🟠 Preventing homelessness through school and community support and early identification programmes Lee Pitcher MP Kirith Entwistle Florence Eshalomi Rachel Blake Danny Beales Emily Darlington MP New Horizon Youth Centre YMCA England & Wales

We took over part of London’s Southbank to unveil a giant Christmas snow globe and shine a light on the 23,000 young people who will face homelessness this winter. All young people deserve somewhere to call home, and a future beyond homelessness.

We estimate almost 23,000 young people could face homelessness this winter across England. Every young person deserves to feel physically and emotionally safe, valued, and hopeful, not just at Christmas, but every day of the year.

Last week, some of our incredible corporate partners swapped their beds for a sleeping bag at The Kia Oval - Surrey County Cricket Club and raised more than £180,000 so far! On the night, teams heard from Centrepoint colleagues and young people we have supported, as well as taking part in a variety of activities to learn more about youth homelessness. Huge thanks to our Headline Sponsor for Sleep Out Nationwide Building Society and event Silver Sponsors Lomond and mydeposits 👏 If you’re inspired to get involved, you can: Join our London 2025 Sleep Out: https://bit.ly/3ZmvRQB Join our Manchester 2025 Sleep Out: https://bit.ly/3ZcNIJB Sign up to hold your own Sleep Out: https://bit.ly/3OcNz2f

“I was very proud to be nominated and shortlisted for the Volunteer of the Year Award for Helpline Partnerships. I have felt so supported by the Helpline team and being nominated has made me feel positive about my contribution on the helpline. I originally was a donor for Centrepoint then applied to support the helpline as an adviser. With a background of child nursing, I am keen to give something back to vulnerable people." Huge congratulations to Angela, one of our amazing volunteers, on being shortlisted for the Volunteer of the Year Award at the Helpline Partnerships Awards. 🧡 Angela has been volunteering on our Helpline for the past 2 years and has made an incredible impact during this time by supporting young people in crisis with kindness and care. She brings so much positivity to each shift, and her ability to make young people’s voices feel heard is invaluable. She provides a safe space and ensures that each young person she speaks to is aware of their rights, moving them towards securing safe housing.

Shannon is one of our Centrepoint Award winners - she's resilient, generous and independent! She's worked so hard to overcome homelessness, and she's passionate about helping other young people too. 🧡 Nationwide Building Society