A Belfast-based homelessness charity has staged a visual stunt outside Stormont to raise awareness of the growing number of people forced to sofa surf or stay in temporary accommodation across Northern Ireland. The Simon Community used the stunt to launch their 2024 One Big Sleep out, which will take place on Friday, October 11.
A Belfast based homelessness charity has placed a visual stunt outside Stormont to raise awareness of the growing number of people forced to sofa surf or stay in temporary accommodation across Northern Ireland .
The stunt placed features a sofa dressed as if someone had just slept on it, which was placed at the bottom of Stormont’s steps to symbolise the thousands of people who are currently homeless throughout Northern Ireland.Read more: Homeless families campaigning to bring 500 affordable homes to derelict area
For their One Big Sleep out, the Simon Community are encouraging people to sign up and 'sleep out' at Stormont overnight to help raise vital funds and awareness. By participating, attendees will highlight the reality behind the growing homelessness crisis, including the rise in sofa surfers—people forced to rely on friends or family for temporary shelter due to a lack of affordable and available homes.
"Most people’s idea of homelessness is someone sleeping on the streets. Rough sleeping is homelessness at its most visible but, in Northern Ireland, it doesn’t often look like this. Instead we see many more people who are forced to sofa surf, live for long periods in hostels or B&Bs, or sleep in their cars.
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