Four of us will be sleeping rough in a local churchyard in December in order to raise funds to support the Church Urban Fund’s work in tackling Homelessness.

It's set to be snowing and below freezing and for us to be exposed in some small way to the pain that the homeless experience, we will spend two consecutive nights and the Saturday in the Church graveyard.

As we approach Christmas, it would be great if you could support our efforts to help those who are trying to escape the misery and despair of Homelessness.

CUF works with local partners across England to provide personal support to people facing homelessness. Their support initiatives provide one-to-one care and skills training for people that need to recover and live independently. Personal care and community are at the heart of everything they do.

They equip local partners, churches, and volunteers to help people facing homelessness develop the skills needed to live independently – now and in the future. They do this through projects like Wayfinder and Positive Pathways.

Wayfinder is founded in recognition of the importance of relationships in breaking the cycle of homelessness.

Positive Pathways is an outreach programme giving people experiencing homelessness personalised support and guidance. Through this project hundreds of homeless people have been given one-to-one personal support, accessed a safe community space or even moved into short or long-term housing.

To find out more you can read about this work on their website.