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Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough: 'I was homeless as a child - now I want to help others'
Dean McCullough, now a Centrepoint ambassador, joins Sleep Out Month to raise funds and awareness for youth homelessness; Nationwide will match donations up to £50,000.
- This month Dean McCullough, Radio 1 Early Breakfast presenter and Centrepoint ambassador, will join the Sleep Out after sofa-surfing in his youth and says he is grateful to work with Centrepoint.
- Centrepoint focuses on finding young people experiencing homelessness 'under the radar' and improving accommodation, access to tenancies, and support services.
- Nationwide colleagues across the UK will host Sleep Out events while Centrepoint Sleep Out organisers provide venue selection and fundraising support; Nationwide will match donations up to £50,000.
- Funds raised support safe homes, mental-health services and work access for vulnerable young people supported by Centrepoint, while Sleep Out participants say the cold and noise build empathy but organisers caution it cannot replicate sleeping rough.
- Organisers invite supporters to host or sign up via Centrepoint's website or sleepout@centrepoint.org, with Winnie saying `It's just one night` to encourage involvement.
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Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough: 'I was homeless as a child - now I want to help others'
Growing up, and later, when he moved to London, Radio 1 presenter and DJ, Dean McCullough never had a fixed address and regularly faced the daunting prospect of sleeping on the streets.
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