Let's be honest right from the start. We know that spending one night without a roof over our heads will in no way give us a full understanding of what it's really like to be homeless and sleep on the streets.

The challenges that the Wellspring users face every day are incredibly complex and individual to each person. However, the Sleepout offers an opportunity for us to consider some small elements of how difficult those challenges are.

If we all can take the time to think about the impact that this would have on our lives, then perhaps we may feel inspired to help.

The Wellspring is run on donations and every penny helps so please dig deep! I know personally the difference that the Wellspring makes to some of the clients that use Stockport Drug and Alcohol Service. We have street homeless people using their showers and getting clean clothes so they can attend the courses and groups we offer. I have worked with clients who are now abstinent and in paid employment, after being initially street homeless and helped by the Wellspring. If that initial help and support was not offered, they would not have achieved their goals. The Wellspring offer clothing, hot food, medical help, housing and benefit advice and much more. We also need to recognise that in our current climate there are families accessing the service who actually work full time and still can't afford to eat!!!

Please can you give anything to help this service, every pounds helps!!!!!!

Thanks, Danielle and the volunteers/ambassadors