TOO SCARED TO SLEEP TONIGHT
Sponsor a room and help give a homeless young person a place to feel safe.
Could you sponsor a room today? When you do, you’ll be giving a homeless young person a safe place to sleep and the chance of building a better future.
Tonight, thousands of homeless young people who have no one to turn to, risk being attacked or abused. It’s no wonder 13-year-old Jack was scared.
Jack became homeless when his relationship with his family reached breaking point.
He was just 13 years old when he slept rough for the first time.
“It was October and very late one night when I was asked to leave. I had nowhere to go so I walked around looking for somewhere to hide. I found a bench in the park but I couldn’t sleep. It was so cold.”
Jack spent hours on that bench, shivering in the cold. He had no sleeping bag, just the clothes he’d left the house in. He was so desperate to sleep but too petrified to close his eyes, afraid that someone was lurking in the shadows, waiting for him.
Can you imagine being too scared to even close your eyes? Being desperately tired and just wanting to sleep so it will all go away, even for just a few hours?
Jack was eventually able to go home and for a few years, things went well. Then, when he was 16, Jack found himself homeless again.
“I couldn’t cope with all the arguments.”
Jack then spent the next two years without any permanent home. His mental health began to deteriorate and his life was rapidly spiralling out of control. Alone and vulnerable, Jack could so easily have been yet another young victim of violent crime if Centrepoint hadn’t given him a room.
More than 150,000 young people ask for help with homelessness every year. By sponsoring a room for 40p a day, you can give a young person like Jack a warm, safe place to stay – where they can start to rebuild their lives.
That’s £12 a month to provide a roof over their heads – plus practical and emotional support to deal with the issues they face. You’ll also be helping a young person gain the skills they need to move on to education, training and employment.
With help like yours, we gave Jack a safe place to live and the support he needed to rebuild his life. Jack now has a home of his own and is back in touch with his family. He also has a full-time job and a future to look forward to.
It all started with a room at Centrepoint, sponsored by someone like you.
Tonight thousands more homeless young people will be too scared to sleep. With your help, someone else can find safety – and the hope of a brighter future – at Centrepoint. So please sponsor a room for £12 a month today.