Under-18s encouraged to join bid to end homelessness

Social Bite have announced a Wee Sleep Out which is a programme for under-18s to join the charity’s movement to end homelessness.

They target of 10,000 young people across Scotland hosting their own sleep outs and participating in Social Bite’s workshops.

Organisers say the sleep out events can take place inside or outside as long as they’re giving up their bed for a floor and raising awareness about homelessness in Scotland.

There is no minimum fund-raising target or registration fee but the organisation asks that young people raise as much as they can.

Events will take place on the weekend of the December 7, the same weekend as The World’s Big Sleep Out.

Co-founder, Dr Alice Thompson, said: “I was shocked and delighted when over 5,000 young people organised their own sleep out events all over the country last November and raised over £110,000.

“It’s been inspirational to discover such passion in Scotland’s youth for positive social change and it is important to me that they understand that social enterprise is not complicated.”

To register and for more information visit www.weesleepout.co.uk