Last week local youth homelessness charity The Benjamin Foundation hosted a launch event for their Suffolk Sleep Out campaign and are looking forward to launching the Norfolk Sleep Out campaign at Norwich Cathedral next week. Providing over 70,000 safe nights for over 250 young people at risk of homelessness last year, The Benjamin Foundation is the regional partner of the EveryYouth, previously the campaign to End Youth Homelessness, a collective of regional charities that seek to reduce the prevalence of youth homelessness across the country. There were 129,000 young people at risk of homelessness across the UK last year, and The Benjamin Foundation’s estimates suggest 3,000-4,000 across Norfolk and Suffolk. Held across the UK by the EveryYouth charities every autumn, Sleep Out challenges you to get sponsored to spend one night outside, raising funds and awareness to help young people at risk of homelessness. Sleep Out has raised over £300K for the Benjamin Foundation since 2015, and this year the Norfolk Chambers are delighted to partner with the Norfolk campaign and will be using our network of business contacts to drum up support for this vital cause. The Norfolk Sleep Out launch event will take place from 12:30-14:00 on the 20th of June at Norwich Cathedral. It’s free to attend – if you would like to join register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/norfolk-sleep-out-2023-launch-event-tickets-623591086727?aff=oddtdtcreator Disclaimer: Sleep Out in no way seeks to replicate or trivialise homelessness – it seeks to raise fund and awareness for this important cause. Images provided by Benjamin Foundation, image one – Simon Gray, image two – Norwich Sleep out.
