Thread by @centrepointuk

⚠️Here's our official statement on how we are responding to the #Coronavirus crisis and how you can help us during this difficult time.

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Vulnerable people sleeping rough or living in homelessness accommodation and the front-line staff protecting them in particular face unprecedented challenges during this time.

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Our priority is the safety of the young people we work with and our staff, and keeping our services open.

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🧡 If a young person in our residential services needs to self-isolate, we will make sure they have access to food and other essentials, including telephone data so they can keep in touch with friends and family.

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💪Our health and wellbeing service, which includes psychotherapy, substance use, mental health advice, nutrition and dietetics and healthy relationships advice, will remain open.

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☎️Our free helpline for young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness remains fully open at this stage.

We are seeing an increase in calls from young people who are at greater risk of homelessness because of coronavirus.

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✨While this is perhaps the biggest challenge Centrepoint has ever faced, we are proud of our highly skilled, dedicated and compassionate workforce.

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We need all the support we can get right now and if you want to help, you can do so at: justgiving.com/campaign/Centr…

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