My Story

I'm taking on the challenge of completing 122,000 steps on 10 day in May in support of Centrepoint's work to help homeless young people take their first steps out of homelessness. The added back-story is I would have liked to be back in the Purple Wave Manchester 10K in May (after last doing a virtual one on a beach in Devon in 2020..) but a reucurrent knee injury has ruled out jogging or similar..So walking (and press-upping on my CRUK page) instead..!

Centrepoint estimates that 122,000 young people aged 16-25 in the UK are facing homelessness, a statistic made all the more shocking during the cost-of-living crisis.

Sponsoring this Move in May challenge will provide funds to help Centrepoint be able to continue to positively change the lives of so many vulnerable young people across the UK, helping them on the path to a future they deserve. They fund a wide range of immediate and longer term help, incuding providing rooms/shelter, support, clothes, food, and personal care help.

- £5 could cover the cost of a hot meal when a young person first arrives at Centrepoint
- £30 could cover the cost of a monthly travel card for a young person to get to college
- £100 could cover the cost of three relationship advice sessions for young people who have suffered abuse & neglect