update 24/2/2024 thank you to everyone who supported me. The Sleep Out night was an amazing experience, something I will never forget.

Story

My brother Stefan and I are doing a sleep out in wintry February to raise money and awareness of the brilliant work that Centre Point are doing. What does it entail? Well, we spend the night sleeping rough in the city like many people do every night of their lives, albeit with some protection around us and prepared enough to withstand the cold. It's a great experience to remind us how lucky we are and to put some support into a good cause.Clearly homelessness is not okay. Homelessness also influences so many other facets including suicide, mental health, risk of violence, drug abuse and generally devaluing the chances of living a good and healthy life and drastically shortening your life span. This is even starker when you consider young people who are homeless. A few sobering reminders on homelessness include

:1. The average age of death for people experiencing homelessness is 45 for men and 43 for women. 

2. People sleeping on the street are almost 17 times more likely to be victims of violence, and homeless people are over nine times more likely to take their own life than the general population​

3. Core homelessness, including rough sleeping and living in unsuitable temporary accommodations, has been rising in England.

By the end of 2021, 227,000 households across Britain were experiencing core homelessness, with projections suggesting this number could rise to 300,000 households by 2023.

We support Centre Point in its mission to end youth homelessness by 2037.