On November 18, Students from Servite will be spending the night away from the comfort of their homes, to raise awareness about and fund for homeless young people. They will be experienceing a tiny bit of what it is like to be homeless, staying on campus with chaperones, and sleeping in cardboard boxes or sleeping bags.
As a part of National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week, the group is sleeping out on November 18 to understand for just one night what nearly 1,000,000 kids in the United States will suffer through this yera, and to join them in solidarity in their daily struggle for basic human rights. The group also hopes to teach the community about the plight of homeless young people – not the kids thousands of miles a way or on TV – but the kids just a few miles away who slip by unnoticed. More than two percent of all young people in the United States will find themselves homeless at some point this year, and that’s not just in urban areas.
The young people of Servite will be raising money to support Covenant House, the largest provider of services to homeless youth in North America. Covenant House, which ahs shelter in many cities, and operates a nationwide hotline for young people in crisis, helps 51,000 young people each year to put their lives back together and make their way to a warm, safe and loving home.
On the night of the sleep out in some areas, Covenant House will be providing experts, including current or former residents, to discuss homlessness.
If you are interested in attending, helping provide snacks or beverages, supporting a young person on the team, or chaperoning please contact Tim Kelly at [email protected]
For more information or to donate, please go to www.solidaritysleepout.org and search for Servite.
