Community Corner
Hundreds Sleep Outside In Boulder To Raise Awareness About Youth Homelessness
Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones, City Council members and Boulder County commissioners joined hundreds of people who slept outside.
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Imagine having to sleep and live outside during frigid winter months. Close to 150 people in Boulder deliberately did just that to demonstrate what homeless youth have to endure daily. The 8th Annual Sleep Out for Homeless Youth, hosted by Boulder nonprofit Attention Homes, made a powerful statement while raising awareness in the community. All participants slept outside in sleeping bags in downtown Boulder at First United Methodist Church.
Sleep Out participants arrived at the church on Thursday evening and enjoyed a simple meal provided by local restaurants. Then, they participated in a candlelight vigil honoring those who have lost their lives in the streets. Following the Sleep Out, sleepers were given a hot breakfast.