Tag: Centrepoint

Former child refugee helps connect digitally excluded elderly, refugees and homeless in Lockdown through free laptops scheme

Stuart Mitchell

Former refugee Peter Paduh, whose life was transformed when he received a free computer as a child, has been helping hundreds of people stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Laptops for the Homeless and Elderly Initiative has seen 1,000 people receive a free laptop or tablet since its launch, as Peter Paduh’s social enterprise SocialBox.Biz has been working with charities to serve those in need. Charities include Age UK London, the British Red Cross and Centrepoint. SocialBox.Biz founder Peter Paduh, who now lives in London, said: “I was there…

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Fear Of Homelessness Spike Amongst Young People As 1.8 Million 16-24 Year Olds ‘Worry About The Roof Over Their Head’

Stuart Mitchell

The increasing impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the financial wellbeing of young people was highlighted today as joint research by The Co-operative Bank and Centrepoint showed the scale of job and financial insecurity amongst those aged 16-24. This research expands on recent data that showed young people were the most likely to have lost their job during the pandemic period. Young people facing increased risk of homelessness The new research shows that a quarter (26%) of those aged 16-24 (1.8 million people) were concerned that if they lost their…

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Centrepoint and GOOD launch Big Broth

Stuart Mitchell

Social purpose and charity marketing agency GOOD have been appointed by Centrepoint to deliver the mass activation of their brand new featured fundraising event “Big Broth”. Big Broth is a new initiative that was kicked off in early 2018 with a search to find the nation’s tastiest homemade soup. The winner had their soup put into production by Yorkshire Provender, with 20p per pack going to Centrepoint. The next stage is to turn Big Broth into a huge nationwide event, that everyone across the country can join in with. Richard…

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Sara Cox hosts tough new game show Would You Rather… but all is not as it seems

Stuart Mitchell

While you might be wondering whether to eat that third mince pie or not, homeless young people are grappling with potentially life-or-death situations.  Do they choose a night on the streets? Stay with a violent family member? Or share a bed with a stranger? Young people are having to make these choices as they navigate the festive season without a safe place to call home. Charity Centrepoint has released a new video highlighting some of the decisions young people on the street feel forced to make. “All the cruel options the…

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Mayor joins charities in fight to ensure no one forced to sleep rough

Stuart Mitchell

A coalition of 18 charities has united for the first time and joined forces with the Mayor of London to launch a new campaign to help rough sleepers in the capital. Alongside the Mayor’s record levels of City Hall investment in services to give people sleeping rough somewhere to sleep and access to the support and help they need, the ‘No one needs to sleep rough in London’ campaign raises awareness and sets out how Londoners can help ensure there is a way off the streets for rough sleepers this…

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