B&Q Sunderland

Centrepoint is the UKs leading charity working to tackle the issue of youth homelessness. We have accommodation services in London, Bradford and the North East and support more than 8,500 homeless 16-25 year olds each year. Centrepoint realises that it takes more than just a bed to put an end to homelessness – so we work with each of our young people to ensure that they have access to education and training opportunities, become physically and mentally healthy and gain the essential life skills needed to escape homelessness for good. Centrepoint began working in the North East over 10 years ago, and opened our first purpose built accommodation in Sunderland in 2012. We are responsible for delivering Sunderland’s entire young person’s homelessness pathway meaning that we provide over 170 beds for homeless young people every single night. Last year we supported more than 800 homeless young people in the area. To make a lasting difference to the lives of local young people we want to mobilise the local community and businesses to get involved! We have lots of opportunities from an exciting calendar of fundraising events to regular volunteering roles, there are so many ways for you and your colleagues to get involved! We are really grateful for any donations we receive, with more funding we could improve the lives of more disadvantaged young people across the North East through our support model of prevention, accommodation and move-on services. The young people that Centrepoint supports often come to us with very few personal possessions, so any donations of toiletries, food and other necessities are really appreciated. If you would like to get involved with Centrepoint's work in the North East, then please do not hesitate to get in touch! Contact Amy Gormanley E: a.gormanley@centrepoint.org T: 0191 510 9762

We deliver our mental health services in a ‘safe space’, where people feel accepted, comfortable and are able to access the support they need. We moved to our current premises The Life House in June 2013, providing a much needed wellbeing resource centre for the community. The bigger premises enabled the organisation along with key partners to deliver a wider range of wellbeing services, develop new partnerships and provide a healthy environment for service users and our staff and volunteers to work in. We offer an open referral system so that anyone can refer to make our support as accessible as possible, a telephone call or popping into the Life House is all that is needed to start the process. Our support is built around choice and current activities include: information resources (including websites and digital resources), counselling, alternative therapies, telephone support, therapeutic group work, psycho-educational sessions, wellbeing activities, training and volunteering opportunities. Genuine service involvement is at the heart of all that we do and we endeavour to challenge and reduce stigma and discrimination.

Bilton Hall Community Trust was originally set up as Low Simonside Community Association in 1979, a former school site which transferred to the now Simonside Primary School in Jarrow. The Trust is now a registered charity (1171907) since March 6th, 2017. The Trust was formed to develop and manage the Community Centre with the aim of turning it into a successful, self-sustaining centre, providing the community with somewhere they can come to learn, relax and engage in activities. With a 40 year lease secured, ​Gradually over time, the Trust will invested in the Community Centre, securing capital grants and fundraising to improve the facilities. With further grant funding established in future will look to secure staff to help manage the site. ​Today the community centre is a thriving with around 20,000 visits from the South Tyneside community per year. ​The Centre has: 3 permanent tenants hiring space within the centre 20 casual user groups who offer activities and classes on a weekly basis A community cafe open 6 days a week, providing affordable and healthy food to the local and wider community And an events team providing large scale events for the community to attend. The Trust is on its way to a 100% financial sustainability by maximising the income generation techniques above and this will allow the organisation to become less grant funded reliant and more financially secure for future generations to benefit from the centre. Purpose To create opportunities for the benefit of the communities we serve Vision Our communities will have positive and inclusive engagement within their community facilities Values AMBITIOUS We will push ourselves to be best practice and achieve more and become a leader in our fields. COMMUNITY LED We will listen to the views and needs of our community, incorporate these into planning and feedback. RESPECTFUL We will consider the impact of the work we do, ensuring it compliments others yet achieves best standards. RESPONSIVE We will be quick to act and make the most of an opportunity or to address a need. RESILIENT We will respond to changing needs and priorities to ensure we are resilient for the future. ​ Strategic Priorities Improving Our Facilities We will secure investment into our community facilities to ensure they become go to destinations that meet the expectations of today. They will have facilities with high standards throughout and provide flexible booking spaces to accommodate a wide range of clients. ​Growing Strong Community Businesses We will grow our community businesses to become leaders in the fields of events, catering and facility hire with well recognised brands. Our community businesses will diversify their income streams to ensure they become robust businesses that can support our trading arm. ​Responding to Community Need We will develop and deliver a range of community development programs