Lisa Waring

Head of Partnerships, Centrepoint

About this speaker

Lisa has worked for Centrepoint for nearly 20 years and is currently Head of Partnerships. Based in Birmingham, the Partnerships team works with like-minded organisations, across the country. Responsible for the Centrepoint Partnering Membership scheme she is continually working to enhance it so that it offers value for money and benefits members and Centrepoint alike. She grows, maintains and nurtures relationships across the UK to provide new national/ regional opportunities for the organisation and it’s members. Most recently pulling in donations of clothes and PPE which have been distributed from Berwick to Brighton (and loads of places in between)!

Lisa started as a youth worker and spent many years involved in Nightstop, (manager, Director of NNN, Board of trustees and Independent Monitor for Nightstop UK).

She enjoys pulling people together, finding the right organisation that can help to answer a query that someone else might be having. She is inspired by people’s dedication to make a difference, particularly young people, who despite all the odds, have managed to stay resilient.

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Talks

Discussion and networking: What should the Government be doing to protect homeless young people during this time?

13 October 2020, 11:10 AM
Lisa Waring Jade Hargreaves

Discussion and networking: How do we put young people at the heart of what we do?

14 October 2020, 11:10 AM
Jamie Hurley Lisa Waring