Community Corner
Sleep Out Saturday: How You Can Take Action for Homeless Families
Bridge Communities event on November 4 to help homeless families
School is back in session and this year, almost 10 percent of children in DuPage County schools are living in poverty. And, more than 1,000 of these students are homeless. These are kids who look just like yours -- and may even be your children’s friends at school. They’re terrified, struggling, and so are their parents. But you can give them hope.
This Saturday, November 4, be one of the hundreds across Chicagoland to take action against the growing family homelessness crisis. Join the Sleep Out Saturday movement today to donate, fundraise and sleep out, to help homeless families in the Bridge Communities transitional housing program reach a brighter future.
On Sleep Out Saturday, take the challenge to camp out in boxes, cars and tents on your own, with your family or with groups, and fundraise to house homeless families working toward self-sufficiency.
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You can also meet the families you’re protecting from homelessness at our Sleep Out Saturday Rally. At 6 PM on November 4, join us outside the Bridge Communities office in downtown Glen Ellyn to hear the stories of Maria’s and Tony’s families, and how you’re helping them transform their lives. Plus, the multimedia rally will include a celebrity emcee, music, games and prizes to get you ready for a life-changing night of sleeping out!
Sign up today! Experience the movement that is changing the lives of homeless families. Join, donate and prepare to sleep out on November 4 by visiting www.sleepoutsaturday.org.
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Bridge Communities is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide housing, mentoring and supportive services to homeless families in DuPage County. Bridge Communities’ vision is a community where all families have safe, sustainable and affordable housing and life-long self-sufficiency. In the past 28-plus years, Bridge Communities has helped nearly 800 families cross the bridge from homelessness to hope and self-sufficiency. For more information, please visit www.bridgecommunities.org.
