YMCA Big Sleep Easy

Will You Sleep Rough So Others Don’t Have To?

20% of all the people with disabilities that our Advice Team supports each year don’t have a home.

That means that last year we helped 300 people in our community who are living with a disability yet have no safe, permanent home. 

People with disabilities are severely and disproportionately affected by homelessness.

• Two-thirds of disabled people living alone are in poverty.

• 44% of disabled young adults are in poverty.

• Households accepted as homeless by reason of physical ill health or disability increased by 73% from 2018-2022. 

Participants set a fundraising target, wrap up warm, build a cardboard shelter, and spend a night sleeping rough so others don’t have to.

Not only does the event raise vital funds, but it also fosters team building, a personal challenge, and demonstrates a genuine commitment to supporting our homeless and disabled community. 

Can you join Diverse Abilities to:

• Raise Awareness & Funds.

• Support the local disabled community to keep them from homelessness.

• Understand the reality of sleeping rough.

• Give Hope - provide critical resources to those in need.

Participants will spend a night under the stars, sleeping in their own cardboard shelter.  You are asked to raise as much as you can through seeking sponsorship from friends, family, businesses and associates in recognition of the huge challenge you are taking on.

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