Media releases
Media releases from around Centrepoint.
CELEBRITY BATTLE OF THE BRAINS IN SUPPORT OF HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE
Kirsty Young hosts the first Ultimate Pub Quiz as celebrities and businesses raise vital funds for Centrepoint
Half way around the world in aid of homeless young people
A remarkable Berkshire resident is preparing to set sail on an epic adventure half way around the globe in the Clipper Round the World Race, whilst also raising vital funds for the charity Centrepoint, supporting homeless young people.
Learning from experience: Centrepoint’s College Without Walls
Speaking on Centrepoint’s 40th anniversary, Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint's chief executive, announced new partners in the charity’s plans to create a College Without Walls, an exciting new initiative in learning support for homeless young people.
CENTREPOINT CELEBRATES ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY
HRH Prince William cuts the official birthday cake with young people at one of Centrepoint’s central London Services.
Family Life: Report calls for greater support for families to help prevent youth homelessness
Revealing new Centrepoint research, published today, shows the significance of family breakdown as a root cause of youth homelessness.
CELEBRITIES JOIN UK BUSINESSES FOR MASS SLEEP-OUT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NATIONAL YOUTH HOMELESSNESS CHARITY, CENTREPOINT
Annual Sleep Out event marks launch of charity’s ‘Countdown to Christmas’ campaign
Councils should include housing on Children's Trust Boards
London Councils has estimated that local authorities will face costs of up to £2.4m a year in providing additional services for homeless 16 and 17year olds as a result of a House of Lords ruling against Southward Council. The ruling states that local authorities have a duty to provide care and support services to homeless 16 and 17 year olds rather than housing alone. This has implications for local authorities across the country.
Remarkable Centrepoint footballer representing England in Homeless World Cup
A remarkable young footballer supported by Centrepoint, is fulfilling a lifelong dream to represent his country, as he sets off to play for England in the Homeless World Cup in Milan.
Centrepoint’s innovative ‘Moneywise’ helps homeless young people deal with money worries
Debt amongst homeless young people can be common, but as the economic climate intensifies problems for young people, Centrepoint is taking measures to ensure the homeless young people are ‘Moneywise’; fully equipped to deal with money worries and prevent debt.
HRH Prince William celebrates Centrepoint’s 40th anniversary
Last night Prince William of Wales held a dinner at the St. James’s Palace State Apartments for Centrepoint, the national charity that supports and campaigns for homeless young people aged 16–25 years, of which he is a patron.
AQA helps Centrepoint prepare homeless young people for times ahead
The Assessment and Qualification Alliance (AQA) has teamed up with youth homelessness charity Centrepoint to focus on homeless young people’s skills and training, helping to prepare them for tough times ahead in the economic downturn, helping open doors to employment and easing the transition into independent living.
Top accountancy firm dishes up £5,000 to provide homeless young people Christmas lunch
Many homeless young people receiving support from youth homelessness charity Centrepoint this Christmas will be treated to Christmas lunch thanks to a generous donation from staff at top UK chartered accountancy firm Grant Thornton.
Centrepoint’s fears as unemployment levels amongst young people rocket
At a time when unemployment rates amongst young people are soaring, Centrepoint fears that the homeless young people that it supports, many of whom are already at a disadvantage when seeking to find work are going to become increasingly marginalised.
Centrepoint supporters launch Countdown to Christmas appeal with annual Sleep-Out
Nearly 100 Centrepoint supporters sacrificed their beds for a night to help raise vital funds for the leading youth homelessness charity, as it launched its Countdown to Christmas appeal with its annual ‘Sleep-Out’ event in the City of London.
Celebrities help Centrepoint launch its Countdown to Christmas with annual Sleep-Out
Charity aims to raise over a quarter of a million pounds for homeless young people
HRH Prince William meets local City of London residents to help celebrate 40 years of Centrepoint
HRH Prince William last night met three local City of London residents who are receiving support from Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, at a celebration event to mark 40 years of the charity that has helped them to turn their lives around.
HRH Prince William meets local Camden residents to help celebrate 40 years of Centrepoint
HRH Prince William last night met two local Camden residents who are receiving support from Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, at a celebration event to mark 40 years of the charity that has helped them to turn their lives around.
HRH Prince William helps celebrate 40 years of Centrepoint
HRH Prince William last night joined Centrepoint, the leading youth homelessness charity of which he is patron, at an event which celebrated 40 years of helping homeless young people.
HRH Prince William meets local Westminster resident to help celebrate 40 years of Centrepoint
HRH Prince William last night met a local Westminster resident who is receiving support from Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, at a celebration event to mark 40 years of the charity that has helped him to turn his life around.
Centrepoint kick starts its 40th anniversary celebrations with new fundraising campaign
HRH Prince William helps launch year-long series of initiatives for the charity
