YMCA invites bostin' Black Country businesses to participate in Sleep Easy event to raise funds for youth homelessness across the Black Country.
YMCA's national Sleep Easy event aims to make a lifetime of difference in just one night. YMCA Black Country will join forces with fellow YMCAs across the country to take part in this collective event to raise vital funds and awareness to help tackle the underlying causes of youth homelessness in across the Black Country area.
Last year, over 70 local people turned up to the event, held in Merry Hill Car Park, enjoying a hot meal and constructing their shelter from cardboard boxes, before settling down in the cold and getting brief glimpse into life without a safe place to call home. Participants we able to raise over £5,000 through sponsorship.
Sally Cowan, Chief Officer for Places at YMCA Black Country said: “Events like Sleep Easy are essential, especially during a time of uncertainty and impossible personal challenges. The cost of living crisis has hit everyone differently, but our local community is incredible. They adapt and unite to help those most in need.
“We are calling on our business community to continue this support for young homeless people, to show them that together we care, that we are there for them, and to highlight the overwhelming difference this can make to people’s lives. The efforts, the awareness and the money raised from Sleep Easy events fills our hearts.”
100% of funds raised from Sleep Easy supports YMCA young people who are ready to move into their own independent housing, by offering them a £250 grant to use to buy essential items, such as a washing machine, a sofa or cleaning equipment, to set them up for success.
To sign up simply visit ymcabc.org.uk/sleep easy or if you could like to donate to the cause, please see our justgiving page
