Since its beginnings in 2010, YMCA Sleep Easy has seen over 7,000 people sleep rough in order to raise over £1.5 million for local YMCA services that assist young people in rebuilding their lives.
YMCAs are encouraging supporters to sleep rough so that others do not have to by participating in special YMCA Sleep Easy events taking place across England and Wales. Ordinarily, this would have entailed groups and individuals gathering at a YMCA, constructing cardboard shelters, spending the evening outside, and sharing the harsh realities of life on the streets.