Can you walk by a homeless person without feeling some kind of pain in your heart? I have never been able to and since seeing the impact homelessness has on peoples lives, and realising that many of us are only three or four months loss of salary away from homelessness I have had a genuine desire to help
I am organising and taking part in the YMCA SLEEP EASY 2016.
MK YMCA already serves approximately 500 young, homeless people a year in the area and having lost £194,000 in council funding, we are looking to raise awareness among local people of what it is like to be on the streets for just one night.
The Sleep Easy event will enable us to continue to build on our work with the homeless and vulnerable in the Milton Keynes community. This work encompasses support for those most in need; those who find themselves homeless and individuals with additional needs such as behavioural difficulties, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse issues, as well as ex-offenders and care leavers.
The event, which will take place on Friday 22nd April 2016 and will last from 7.00pm – 7.00am the next morning, I will be braving the cold for one night and sleeping in a makeshift cardboard box outside the YMCA in CMK.
MY fundraising target is £500! Please help me by donating to my page.
Many, many thanks for your support.
