On Friday 26th June were asking our supporters to join the team in sleeping in their gardens. Although our main office is closed, Pathways of Chesterfield continues to support the homeless community in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover through the current public health crisis and fundraising is more important than ever when so many services have had to close their doors. The number of people rough sleeping in England has increased each year since 2010 and an estimate of 4,677 rough sleeping in any one night in 2018 (Statistics from Homeless link), the importance of understanding homelessness is growing in significance. Last year, Pathways worked with 363 different people who were either homeless or at risk of losing their tenancy 154 of whom we were able to support into accommodation. However, they rely heavily on the contributions of regular supporters and one-off donations in order to continue this vital work.