As a Nightstop Volunteer Host I have encouraged colleagues in my office to participate in this walk. Our aim, as a collective, is to highlight the hidden homelessness of young people in our communities who are in need of a safe place to spend the night.

While many people are not in a position to be a volunteer host, everyone can help make this important service even better.

Please donate what you can and help make a difference in the lives of vulnerable young people.

To use a well known phrase.... Every little helps!

A real-life story of a Nightstop service user

'I still went to college but it was so hard. I just wanted to cry all the time.'

After leaving an abusive home, Sarah found herself with nowhere to go, She was left with no other option but to sleep alone in a local park. For two weeks she experienced the unimaginable fear and loneliness of sleeping rough.

'Nightstop saved me when no one else cared.'

Today Sarah has her own flat, is working hard at college and is looking forward to a bright future and a career as a carer.

It started with just one night. One safe place to sleep. One step.Could you take steps to end homelessness this October?And help us be there every night for young people like Sarah.