I am supporting 'Team MASH' in this year's CEO Sleepout, Manchester.
Every year, kind-hearted business people from across Manchester sleep out for one night to raise money for charities tackling poverty and homelessness in our city.
As a MASH Ambassador I am learning about the desperate situations many women in Manchester are in and how MASH provides a lifeline when no one else does.
It may seem like there aren't as many women 'rough sleeping' when you're walking through town but there are many more hidden homeless than we realise. Some women sleep in tents or cars with people they hardly know, stay with strangers who've offered them a bed for the night, or walk the streets all night, too afraid to lie down outside.

On Monday 15th October 2018, business leaders from across Manchester will give up their bed for one night and help those who don’t have one.

I'll be bedding down with CEOs and senior level executives, all braving the elements and sleeping outside to raise awareness and funds, each participant pledging to raise money to fight homelessness and poverty in Manchester.