If you’ve recently set foot in Newtown or the Sydney CBD for that matter, you would’ve noticed the issue of homelessness is one definitely not relegated to the periphery of society. Sydney’s housing crisis is here and it’s in plain sight. Initiatives like that of the Newtopian Sleepout Fundraiser, a volunteer sleep out arranged by Newtown Neighborhood Centre on the 7th of August, tackle the problem of homelessness head on, encouraging participants to donate while ‘sleeping rough’.

In preparation for the second annual Newtopian Sleepout Fundraiser, organisation outreacher Trish Wilkinson joined Tess to talk support for the vulnerable and the importance of visualizing community as a support network for those most at risk.

You can donate to the initiative here: https://www.newtowncentre.org/donate-now.html

For more information, visit the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre homepage: https://www.newtowncentre.org/

Or follow the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre on Facebook.

The sleep out is  Newtown Square
on Tuesday 7th August 2018