Centrepoint (charity)

Centrepoint is a United Kingdom charity working to improve the lives of socially excluded, young homeless people.

It provides a range of accommodation based services, including emergency nightshelters and short stay hostels, specialist projects for care leavers, ex-offenders, young single parents, foyers and supported flats and floating support services. The charity has 16 hostels in London alone and over 100 employees. The charity was founded by the Reverend Kenneth Leech and set up it's first shelter in a Soho church on the 16 December 1969.cite web| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/jun/16/charitymanagement.homelessness | title = Community spirit | accessdate = 2008-01-06 | date = 2004-06-16| publisher = "guardian.co.uk"] cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4100557.stm | title = Homeless charity's call for help | accessdate = 2008-01-06 | date = 2004-12-16| publisher = "BBC Online"] Centrepoint opened their first accommodation service outside London in Consett, County Durham on 7 October 2005.cite web| url = http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/10/8/208216.html | title = MP opens homeless charity centre | accessdate = 2008-01-06 | date = 2005-10-08| publisher = "The Northern Echo"] The homeless individuals who are taking part in the Cycle of Life in 2008 are from Centrepoint projects.

Centrepoint's former patron was Diana, Princess of Wales and its current Patron is, HRH The Prince William of Wales. cite web| url = http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/princewilliam/atwork/charitiesandpatronages/ | title = Charities and Patronages | accessdate = 2008-06-01 | publisher = "princeofwales.gov.uk"]

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External links

* [http://www.centrepoint.org.uk Centrepoint]