Helen Oldfield Centrepoint Sleepout Fundraiser

My Story

The morning after….and not much sleep…

Thank you to the Centrepoint team for organising the event and providing us with a single night’s perspective on what is a nightly reality for so many young people. It was wonderful to hear directly from some of the young people who have been helped by Centrepoint and to understand how that support has been so critical in signposting practical support and providing guidance as they re-build their future.

The work of Centrepoint needs financial support. Thank you for your donations. This tangible support is incredibly valuable.

Homelessness #NOT A LIFESTYLE CHOICE.

What an amazing response of support - thank you to all who have donated. It will make a hard night on the concrete a little more bearable!

With the cost of living rising rapidly, young people are being left with impossible choices. Where should they sleep? A friends sofa, again? A night bus? A hospital bed? A cell? With a stranger? On the streets? These are choices no young person should ever have to make. But last year alone over 129,000 young people in the UK were homeless or at risk of homelessness and facing this very question.

We are swapping our beds for sleeping bags to raise vital funds to help homeless young people wake up to change. We want to gain a deeper insight into the impact of homelessness on the lives of young people and life changing support Centrepoint provides.

Please help us to raise much needed funds for this incredible cause.

It won't be our most comfortable night's sleep, but it will be our most meaningful.