Brisbane Homeless Agencies working together
You can give hope to unsheltered homeless people in Brisbane who desperately need Backpack Beds.
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Study Proven - LIFE SAVING - Backpack Bed
Lightweight 2.9kg
Street tough materials
4 Season Protection
Winter & summer
Fire Retardant
Fabric + Mattress 190cm x 55cm
Water & Wind Proof
Wind chill - can kill fast
Full Body Mosquito Net
Stops insect bites - less wounds
Ergonomic Backpack
Adjustable hip, shoulder & chest
Storage Pockets
4 pockets - store over 20kg
Storage Capacity
135 Litres - for bedding & belongings
Ergonomic Backpack
1-Person Shelter
Mattress
Hypothermia Blanket
Insect mesh
YOUR DONATION IMPACT
27
Backpack Beds +
Fire Retardant
Sleeping Bags
3,003
Nights of Dignified Sleep^
$89,613
Health, Justice & Employment Savings*
WHY IT WORKS
Agency Executives explain why Backpack Beds are needed
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Donations over $2 are tax deductible.
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Brisbane Homeless Facts
190 Brisbane Residents will sleep on the street on any given night (ABS 2021)
- 122,494 Australians are homeless today (ABS 2021).
- 190 Brisbane residents will sleep on our streets on any given night (ABS 2021).
- In 2023-24 over 158,000 people needed accommodation across Australia but it was not provided (AIHW 2024).
- The life expectancy of an unsheltered Australian homeless man is 46 yrs (AIHW 2024).
About GoodNight Brisbane
GoodNight Brisbane™ is a community wide crisis progam to help unsheltered people sleeping on our streets this winter.
Moral situation - there are not enough homeless shelters, and rental affordability is in crisis.
Needed immediately please - Brisbane homeless services require study proven Backpack Beds.
Backpack Bed for Homeless charity
- Backpack Bed for Homeless is a registered charity - donations over $2 are tax deductible.
- As used an endorsed by 1,100+ homeless agencies.
- Over 40,000 Backpack Beds have been distributed to homeless in other cities.
- Improve health, sleep, mental health, warmth, comfort dignity and safety for people sleeping on our streets.
Study Proven
Impact
- A study proven life-saving emergency bed for people experiencing homelessness.
- Every $155 Backpack Bed provides $3,319 in community savings to health, justice and employment (180 Degrees Consulting 2018).
- Ergonomic 2.9kg Backpack Beds looks like an backpack, rolls out to a single person tent with a built in mattress and hypothermia blanket included.
Backpack Beds
GoodNight Brisbane - Get Involved
Join the Brisbane Community push
Make your own online fundraising page
Your fundraising will help provide desperately needed Backpack Beds to the Brisbane homeless services.
Only minutes to setup your own online fundraiser - easily share with family and friends.
Are you a homeless charity who needs Backpack Beds?
Help distribute Backpack Beds across Brisbane.
Does your homeless agency, church or community group want to get involved in GoodNight Brisbane?
Please contact us today.
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* Source 180 Degrees consulting 2018
^ Calculation based on ABS 2014, General Social Survey.
