THE SLEEP OUT
Folkestone

2024

On the 8th November 2024 Channel Rotary is holding a second Sleep Out at Three Hills
Sports Centre in Folkestone. This will be broadcast on social media and will be a fun evening
with various activities. The aim of the evening is to raise funds to support Folkestone's
homeless through a new initiative which will help them to rebuild their lives through mentors
in a permanent home the funds raised on the evening will also support Rotary’s work with
disadvantaged young people.

We are looking for a small gathering of people in our District who represent businesses and
organisations and through their network will seek sponsorship from their friends, customers
and contacts. Our last sleep-out raised over £26,000!

There will be limited spaces at the event, so if you'd like to take part please sign up early!

We'd also love you to take part from the safety of your own home and garden if you can. Just
let us know what you're doing, download the sponsorship form, or set up a Just Giving
sponsorship page and that's it! Be sure to share pictures or videos of your own sleep out via
social media, and raise as much as you can. We hope to be able to link with you from the Three Hills.

The Project

The Address Is...

Some people through a downward spiral of misfortune unavoidably become homeless. Compounding having to sleep rough is the fact that they have no address from which to communicate for job applications or support of any kind to rebuild their lives. So we have called the project “The Address Is”.

The eventual aim is to fund a home providing all the necessary help to house people while they work their way, supported by mentors back to normal living. This will be a year round replacement for The Winter Shelter which has been run by the churches in Folkestone for many years. A permanent base would provide continuity of the work which the winter shelter has provided for a limited period each year. While the building is readied, the Winter Shelter will continue to be funded as necessary. Hopefully this will be the first of many.