For four years we have provided rough sleepers with sleeping bags they need to survive the street, provided survival kits and supported shelters and food banks by providing essential aid. This year, we are ready to go again, but this time reaching further.

The cost of living crisis continues to hit people hard, and as this does the support we need to provide only increases. This is why this year we have expanded our operations into two new cities, and hope to raise even more funds to help those who need it the most.

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, over 10,053 people are sleeping on the street in London alone*, with no way to keep themselves warm. We are raising funds for 200 sleeping bags to be handed out across London, the East Midlands, Bristol, Edinburgh and Teesside, and we will be doing this from December, until we’ll into the new year.

During December and January, we begin handing out sleeping bags across the ten cities where we operate, and in February, we have the Big Handout, where we supply sleeping bags to all ten cities on one night, raising further awareness of this serious situation. Other organisations join us on the Big Handout, including anti-addiction groups, as well as food providers.

We will support rough sleepers wherever we can, but we cannot do this without your support. Please help us raise funds to ensure everyone can #sleepwarm this winter.

For more information, please visit our website here.

The RPHF is a registered charity (1204353) who support rough sleepers across the country, as well as working with food banks and shelters to get people off the streets. Find out more about us here. For information on how funds are spent please click here.

*Source: https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/britains-homelessness-shame-cold-hard-facts/#:~:text=How%20many%20people%20are%20homeless,single%20night%20in%20autumn%202022.