Night Without a Bed Social Media Challenge Raises Awareness of Family Homelessness

Participants are asked to spend one night sleeping anywhere outside of their bed to support Family Promise.

Family Promise, the nation’s leading organization fighting family homelessness, is hosting this year’s Night Without a Bed on October 22, 2022. Night Without a Bed is a social media challenge that raises awareness for families experiencing homelessness. Family Promise of Davie County along with 200+ other Affiliates nationwide will be participating in the event.

Night Without a Bed participants are asked to sleep anywhere without a bed for one night: cars, a tent, a treehouse, living room floor, a couch, etc., and use the hashtag #NightWithoutABed2022 to post a video or photo sharing their experiences.

Every year in America, over 3 million children experience homelessness. These children are 8-9 times more likely to repeat a grade, 3 times more likely to be placed in special education programs, and 7 times more likely to attempt suicide. 42% will drop out of school at some point and 47% suffer from anxiety, depression, or withdrawal.

“Spreading awareness is something everyone can do- young or old. It doesn’t cost you anything and really makes a difference.” said Lisa Reynolds, executive director. “We encourage anyone and everyone to participate in Night Without A Bed, but this year we have challenged local church youth groups and boy/girl scout troops to host a lock-in/camp-out for Night Without A Bed. These groups will learn about family homelessness, the impacts it has, and what they can do to get involved.”

For more information on Night Without a Bed and how to participate, head to www.nightwithoutabed.org.