Corporate training days with purpose
Build more than a bed
Give your team a hands-on development day that delivers real impact. Join us in our professional joinery workshop for a unique corporate training experience where your employees work together to build a bed for someone moving out of homelessness and into a new home.
A day with real purpose
A training day your team will never forget
Cornerstone is all about the relief of poverty, hardship and distress — in particular the provision of accommodation, support, training and counselling for vulnerable people who are homeless or in acute housing distress. These workshops combine practical learning, team development and meaningful social impact in a single day.
- Led by our qualified joinery instructors
- Supported by trusted service users with lived experience of homelessness
- Practical learning, team development and meaningful social impact
- Every bed is gifted to someone starting a new life in a home of their own
Why choose this experience?
Four reasons teams love it
Team building with purpose
Your staff will collaborate, problem-solve, communicate and achieve a shared goal in a practical workshop environment.
Challenge perspectives
Participants gain valuable insight through working alongside people with lived experience of homelessness, helping to break down stereotypes and build understanding.
Make a real difference
Every bed built will be gifted to someone joining our service as they begin their journey out of homelessness.
Corporate social responsibility in action
This is more than a training day — it's a tangible way for your organisation to invest in the community and demonstrate genuine social value.
Impact for everyone involved
One day, two sets of lives changed
A Build a Bed day gives your team something to be proud of — and gives someone starting again the skills and confidence to move forward.
For your team
- Stronger teamwork and morale
- Hands-on learning experience
- Greater social awareness
- Pride in creating something meaningful
For our service users
- Confidence building
- Meaningful involvement in delivery
- Skills development
- Pathways towards training and employment opportunities
Follow the bed's journey
Each bed has a story
Once completed, the bed will be presented to someone accessing our service. We'll share updates with your team so participants can see the continued impact of what they created — and remain part of that journey.
- Your team builds the bed from start to finish
- It's presented to someone accessing our service
- We share updates so you stay part of that journey
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Get in touch
Tell us about your team and what you'd like the day to achieve.
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Plan your day
We'll agree a date, group size and a package that suits your budget.
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Build together
Spend the day in the workshop with our instructors, building a real bed.
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See the impact
Your bed goes to someone starting again — and we'll keep you posted.
Build a long-term partnership
This could be just the beginning
Your training day could be the start of an ongoing relationship between your business and our charity — through volunteering, fundraising, future team days or wider support.
FAQs
Build a Bed, answered
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How much does a Build a Bed day cost?
Prices range from £129 – £195 per person. Get in touch and we'll put together a bespoke package to suit your team and budget.
Do we need any woodworking experience?
None at all. The day is led by our qualified instructors, who guide your team through every stage — from the first cut to the finished bed.
Who will we be working alongside?
Our qualified joinery instructors, supported by trusted service users with lived experience of homelessness. It's a genuine chance to learn from one another.
What happens to the bed we build?
Every bed is gifted to someone joining our service as they begin their journey out of homelessness. We'll share updates with your team so you can follow its story.
How do we book?
Email sales@cornerstone-north.org to discuss bespoke packages and availability, and we'll take it from there.