08 November 2017 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
A small group from the team at APUC are sleeping out on a cold Scottish winter's night (9th to 10th December) in Edinburgh (Princes Street Gardens or nearby streets) to help raise funds for the roughly 30,000 homeless people across Scotland who have no choice but to sleep out every night. They will sleep out in the open with only a sleeping bag (no tents allowed!) with a plastic sheet to cover the sleeping bag if it rains. It is hoped that 9000 people will take part.
Donations are welcomed! The funds raised will be invested in:
You can read more about Social Bite's plans on their webpage here. Angus, Kate and Anna will really appreciate all your support!
While we’re on the topic here are a couple of articles on why nearly 1 in 5 young people in London have experienced homelessness in the last year. Also, the figure of 268,000 people in the country that are homeless, is expected to be a ‘conservative estimate’.
Finally, as bad news can often lead to a feeling of helplessness, here are 7 big reasons why we might avoid the worst affects of global warming after all.
