The YMCA SleepEasy 2013 aims to raise the awareness about homelessness and has two objectives:

To enable YMCAs to continue to deliver opportunities for vulnerable people, and to ensure that homeless services continue to grow and meet demand.

– One of the most basic human rights is to have somewhere safe and stable to live, yet homelessness continues to be one of the worst social problems in Britain today.

On Friday 8th March 2013, YMCA is challenging YOU to leave your bed for the night and join them from 8pm until 6am – to spend a night sleeping ‘rough’ with the aim of raising money, and awareness about homelessness and ‘sofa surfing’. The YMCA SleepEasy Event 2013 is a national YMCA fundraising event, where people sleep rough so others don’t have to.

There is a £5 registration fee which will help stage the event and support emergency homeless services. You must register to take part and/or fundraise ASAP! To register and receive your sponsorship form, please contact: Mandy Smithson, YMCA SleepEasy 2013, Cardiff YMCA Housing Association, The Walk, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3AG, or register and fundraise online though this link: