Sleepout is a sponsored event where students are challenged to camp out for a night to raise money for 3 local homeless charities. I'm proud to be supporting 3 local charities that support homeless communities, MASH, Barnabus and Forever Manchester's Big Change Fund.

MASH (Manchester Action on Street Health) are a charity offering advice & support to women in sex work- find out more about their work here: http://www.mash.org.uk/

Barnabus run many local projects to support homeless and vulnerable people each week, many of whom have severe addictions or mental health issues- find out more here: http://www.barnabus-manchester.org.uk/

The Big Change Fund supports individuals who are homeless by paying for items they need - a deposit for a home, a training course, clothes for a job interview, furnishing for a new flat, or travel costs- find out more here: https://streetsupport.net/manchester/bigchangemcr/

During the evening participants will be involved in a range of activities designed to help them to learn more about homelessness in Manchester and find out about the organisations working to tackle the issue.