The average rough sleeping will walk up to 15 miles a day, just to access basic necessities. 

Living without a safe place for self-care, nourishment and support means that those human needs are met in wide-ranging places, whether that’s to get something to eat, a place for a shower, somewhere to change clothes and even go to the toilet, things that most of us find in a single accommodation, for someone on the streets every “room” is a different building and every building is on a different street.

Add to this that when you calculate the daily allowance for someone over 25 living with the sole income of Universal Credit, as is often the case for a person without an address, which equates to just under £14 a day, the idea of spending £5.25 on transport, when you have legs and the ability to walk, is out of the question.

This is the very real challenge many of the people we support have to deal with every day.

We are looking for 50 people to give 24 hours of their lives to understand what that challenge is like and experience the restrictions and difficulties for themselves.

You will need to pack a bag containing everything you need for a full day: clothing, bedding, toiletries, food and water and carry it the North to South length of our Borough.

You will need to feed, clean and entertain yourself for the evening then sleep in a shared shelter on a campsite.

When you wake up, eat if you can and make the walk back to the start point.

You are allowed a budget of just £14 to help you though the 24 hours, and how you spend that money is up to you.

As this is a limited capacity challenge, we are asking every participant to commit to raising at least £300 in sponsorship as they take part. 

How you raise funds is up to you, it could be through your friends and family looking to support your understanding of the physical reality of street homelessness, or it could be through your work, some companies are willing to offer what is called “match funding” meaning that for every pound you raise they will double it.

We have partnered with Zeffy for our peer-to-peer fundraising, they are a very low-fee platform that ensures more of your sponsorship goes directly to supporting people for whom your experience is their every day.

Once you have signed up below, you have become one of our partners and we want to help you all the way, we will supply you with our fundraising pack which gives hints and tips for how to maximise your sponsorship as well as instructions on how to set up a page.

Simply fill out the form below to register for this event and we will be in touch with your fundraising pack, specific event details and an email address for any questions you have.

Thank you in advance for your efforts, by making this inaugural event a success we will ensure that others can take part in the future.