GOODNIGHT DELAWARE

238 Delawareans will sleep on the street tonight.

You can help provide Backpack Beds for people in our Community - emergency portable beds that improve dignity, health, warmth sleep and comfort.

Backpack Beds are distributed to unsheltered people on our streets in partnership by Charity Crossing.

Goal: 238 Backpack Beds

$3,968 raised

$29,512 Goal

$3,968 raised

$29,512 Goal

Backpack Bed

Backpack Beds funded

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Study Proven - LIFE SAVING - Backpack Bed

lightweight

Lightweight 6.6lb

Street tough material

protection

4 Season Protection

Survive the time on the street

fire retardant

Fire Retardant

Fabric + Mattress 6ft 3" x 22"

wind and rain

Water & Wind Proof

Protects against winter chills

mosquito net

Full Body Mosquito Net

Stop bites on hot summer nights

ergonomic backpack

Ergonomic Backpack

Adjustable shoulder & chest straps

storage pockets

Storage Pockets

4 pockets - store over 44lb

lockable pocket

Secret lockable pocket

With brass key lock

About GoodNight Delaware

GoodNight Delaware™ is a community wide effort to help people sleeping on our streets without shelter this winter.

Moral situation - there are not enough homeless shelters, and rental affordability is in crisis.

Needed immediately please - Delaware homeless services require 1,358 study proven Backpack Beds.

Backpack Bed for Homeless charity

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Backpack Bed for Homeless, a 501(c)(3) charity - tax deductible**.

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Over 40,000 Backpack Beds have been distributed to homeless in other cities.

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Improve health, sleep, mental health, warmth, comfort dignity and safety for people sleeping on our streets.

Backpack Bed

Backpack Bed
Impact

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A study proven life-saving emergency bed for people experiencing homelessness.

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Every $110 Backpack Bed provides $3,319 in community savings to health, justice and employment (180 Degrees Consulting 2018).

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Ergonomic 6.6lb Backpack Beds looks like an backpack, rolls out to a single person tent with a built in mattress and hypothermia blanket included.

About Charity Crossing

Charity Crossing is a volunteer-run nonprofit based out of Delaware, working to make a difference in our community and protect the environment. Every day, one of us helps someone in need. Today, over 400 active volunteers support various initiatives serving people of all ages, races and family types who are experiencing life challenges and are of lower income

Delaware Homeless Facts

256,610 Americans are unsheltered tonight.

  • 653,104 Americans are homeless today (HUD 2023).

  • 39.3% of homeless people are unsheltered (HUD 2023).

  • 12% increase in number of homeless people 2022 - 2023 (HUD 2023).

238 people in Delaware are unsheltered tonight*.

  • 1,358 people are homeless in Delaware tonight, 238 of them are unsheltered*.

  • 9% increase in unsheltered people since 2022 and a 58% increase since 2020.

  • Over a 1 year period there will be a turnover of people on the streets. A conservative minimum is 4 times per year.

  • Therefore, 238 x 4 = 952 unsheltered people need a Backpack Bed.

Donate Online Today

Your donation will fund more Backpack Beds for charity Crossing - impacting people sleeping on the streets of Delaware.

Please donate today.

Your donation is tax deductible**.

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