Lets end homelessness together
Safe homes, a warm welcome and real work for people facing homelessness across the North East. Every donation, purchase and volunteer hour helps someone rebuild.
Our impact this year so far
Real change, every single day
About Cornerstone
Everyone deserves a second chance
For over a decade, Cornerstone has walked alongside people facing homelessness across the North East. Offering supported housing, counselling, and a route back to work through our workshop. We meet people where they are, and we don't give up on them.
Get involved
There are many ways to help
Donate
A regular or one-off gift keeps people safe, fed and supported.
Volunteer
Give your time in our hubs, shops or workshop and change lives.
Fundraise
Run, bake, walk or host an event, and help us reach more people.
Sponsor
Businesses can sponsor a room, food, furniture or immediate access nights.
Shop with us
Buy handmade and preloved furniture. Every penny funds housing.
Build a bed
Unique fundraising event for both public and corporate teams where you will build a bed.
Our workshop
Handmade with purpose
In our workshop, people with lived experience of homelessness learn to craft beautiful wooden garden furniture, sheds and summer houses, gaining skills, confidence and a paid route back to work. Every piece you buy funds our housing work.
- Hands-on training in joinery and woodworking
- Mentoring from skilled, supportive staff
- A genuine route back to employment and independence
Cornerstone didn't just give me a roof, they gave me purpose. Working in the workshop, I found my feet again.
Make a donation
What your donation can do
Provides hot, nourishing meals for someone in crisis.
Gives someone a warm shower, clean clothes and dignity.
Funds a safe, warm immediate access bed for the night.
Helps someone move from the street towards a home of their own.
These amounts show what your donation pays for in real terms. Donations go into our general funds rather than being ring-fenced to one particular bed or meal. That way we can put yours wherever the need is greatest that week. It still does exactly the work described here; pooling it simply means we can respond to whoever comes through the door.
Cornerstone is a registered charity (No. 1145726). UK taxpayers can add 25% with Gift Aid.
From the heart of our community
Stories & news
The latest from Cornerstone
News, fundraising updates and stories from the people we support.
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