Introducing Night Without a Bed | Virtual Event on June 20, 2020

WHAT IS NIGHT WITHOUT A BED?

#NightWithoutABed is a social media challenge that raises awareness for families experiencing homelessness. On Saturday, June 20, 2020, Family Promise Essex along with the Family Promise Network will join together with our supporters to sleep one night without a bed. Check back here as the event gets closer for a virtual series of events.

HOW DO I TAKE THE CHALLENGE?

We ask participants to sleep anywhere without a bed: cars, a tent, a treehouse, living room floor, a couch and use the hashtag #NightWithoutABed to post video or photo on social media.In addition to posting on social media, we ask you to challenge one other friend to complete #NightWithoutABed or make a donation to Family Promise Essex.

#NightWithoutABed is a social media challenge that raises awareness for families experiencing homelessness. Family Promise Essex, along with the Family Promise Network, will join together with our supporters to sleep one night without a bed.

WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE?

Every year in America, 2.5 million children experience homelessness in the U.S. These children are three times more likely to be placed in special education programs, eight to nine times more likely to repeat a grade, and seven times more likely to die by suicide. Now with the Coronavirus Pandemic impacting people across the country, low-income families are increasingly at-risk of homelessness and those experiencing homelessness have less access to spaces to safely practice social distancing.