For the sixth year in a row, colleagues from our Birketts Norwich Office will be taking part in The Benjamin Foundation's Sleep Out at Norwich Cathedral Cloisters. On 15 November, 2024, a team of colleagues from our Norwich office will be spending one night sleeping outside to raise awareness of the issues facing young people experiencing homelessness. We are hoping to raise as much money as possible for this great cause.

The Benjamin Foundation is a Norfolk and Suffolk based charity that is committed to ending youth homelessness, tackling the problem locally by providing a home and support to over 200 vulnerable young people each night, equating to over 50,000 safe nights each year. The organisation gives the young people stability, supporting their education, training and careers and also by helping them to develop life skills, such as shopping, cooking and budgeting, ultimately enabling them to forge an independent life.

Sleep Out does not aim to replicate homelessness and what it is like to be lonely, frightened and vulnerable, but it does give participants a small glimpse of some of the challenges homeless people may face. It is an important fundraising event for The Benjamin Foundation to help prevent youth homelessness and support local young people to take their next steps to leading successful independent lives. In today’s climate of funding cuts and the cost of living, fundraising has become more important than ever.

We are grateful for all support and donations received.