The Big Sleep Out 2024

The Need

The number of individuals forced onto the streets of Brighton & Hove has skyrocketed by a staggering 155% in recent years, with an average of 16 new people becoming homeless each month. This increase has created a huge surge in demand for support services.

What you can do about it

Join us at Off The Fence’s annual sleep-out on the South Side of St Peter’s Church on Friday, November 8th from 5 pm and sleep out for one night in central Brighton to help raise money to address the homelessness crisis in our city.

The evening challenge includes a warm picnic dinner, live music, a shelter building competition, testimonials from our homeless community and everything needed to ensure a fun, safe, and memorable experience.

It costs £20 to take part in the Big Sleep Out which includes your picnic dinner, hot drinks all night and some cardboard boxes for your shelter. By signing up to our JustGiving page and asking your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you, we will be able to realise our target of £40,000. We have a limit of 200 places for the sleep out. If every participant can raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship we’ll be half way to our target of £20,000.

Last year, your support via the BSO had an incredible impact and facilitated:

1,800+ one-on-one appointments

1,700+ welfare checks provided

1,300+ drop-in sessions hosted

Hundreds of clothing items and sleeping bags were distributed.

We need your help to prepare for the heightened need for homelessness support over the winter months, join us on the 8th of November.

Host or Publisher Off The Fence Trust Ltd