Care Home Team Sleeps Rough to Raise Funds for Homelessness Charity

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A team from Southbourne Beach Care Home, along with approximately 30 local businesses, participated in YMCA Bournemouth's Big Sleep Easy 2025 on October 18. The initiative aimed to raise awareness and funds for people experiencing homelessness. The care home team constructed makeshift shelters and spent the night outdoors, symbolizing the harsh realities faced by thousands in the UK who sleep rough every night.

Key Takeaways:

  • The care home team constructed makeshift shelters from cardboard boxes and masking tape and spent the night outdoors to raise awareness and funds for people experiencing homelessness.
  • The initiative, YMCA Bournemouth's Big Sleep Easy 2025, aimed to raise £30,000, with donations still open.
  • The funds raised will support the charity's mission to provide short-term accommodation and essential support services for individuals transitioning from homelessness to safe, long-term housing.
  • Santa Bukovska, client liaison manager at Southbourne Beach Care Home, participated in the event with Natasha Adams, Head of Housekeeping, and described it as "humbling, eye-opening, and full of community spirit."
  • YMCA Bournemouth provides short-term accommodation and essential support services to help individuals transition from homelessness into safe, long-term housing.
  • Events manager at YMCA Bournemouth Sheena Dayman supported a community quiz and raffle at Southbourne Beach Care Home as part of fundraising efforts.

Statistics:

  • Approximately 30 local businesses participated in YMCA Bournemouth's Big Sleep Easy 2025.
  • The fundraising target for this year's event is £30,000.
  • Donations are still open for YMCA Bournemouth's mission to provide short-term accommodation and essential support services.

Sources:

  • "A care home team slept rough to raise funds for a homelessness charity."

+ Reference: Online article (date not provided)

  • YMCA Bournemouth's donation page (date not provided)

+ Reference: [www.ymcabournemouth.org.uk](http://www.ymcabournemouth.org.uk)

  • Interview with Sheena Dayman, Events Manager at YMCA Bournemouth (date not provided)

+ Reference: Direct quote from article