Study Proven - LIFE SAVING - Backpack Bed
Lightweight 6.6lb
Street tough material
4 Season Protection
Survive the time on the street
Fire Retardant
Fabric + Mattress 6ft 3" x 22"
Water & Wind Proof
Protects against winter chills
Full Body Mosquito Net
Stop bites on hot summer nights
Ergonomic Backpack
Adjustable shoulder & chest straps
Storage Pockets
4 pockets - store over 44lb
Secret lockable pocket
With brass key lock
Ergonomic Backpack
1-Person Shelter
Mattress
Hypothermia Blanket
Insect mesh
Faith Community of Saint Sabina
You can give hope so that unsheltered homeless people receive desperately needed Backpack Beds as part of our existing programs.
The Faith community of Saint Sabina supports people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in multiple ways including:
- Street outreach
- Social service centre
- Weekly hot meals
- Food pantry
Chicago's Homeless Experts
Why we need your help get more Backpack Beds for people sleeping on Chicago's streets.
Rev. Michael Pfleger
The Faith Community of Saint Sabina
Dr Washington, MD
Former Executive Director, Cook County Hospital
Ed Shurna
Past Executive Director (20 years), Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Donate to help Chicago's Unsheltered Homeless Today
Your donation will fund more Backpack Beds for Saint Sabina - impacting people sleeping on the streets of Chicago.
Please donate today.
Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed under law.
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Donate as a gift - perfect for the holidays
- You make a tax deductible donation and choose your card type:
- Printable emailed PDF card - we email to you.
OR - Physical card - we mail to you.
- Printable emailed PDF card - we email to you.
- You gift the Card to your loved one or client.
- Write your own heartfelt message on the card - tell them they have helped an unsheltered homeless person.
- Great for birthdays, holiday gifts, mother's day or client gift.
- An unsheltered homeless person in Chicago receives a Backpack Bed - from our partner homeless agencies aimed at getting that person off the street.
About GoodNight Chicago
GoodNight Chicago™ 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 - Chicago homeless services require 6,528 study proven Backpack Beds.
Backpack Bed for Homeless charity
- Backpack Bed for Homeless Inc, a 501(c)(3) charity - tax deductible.
- As used an endorsed by 1000+ 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 $144 Backpack Bed provides $3,319 in community savings to health, justice and employment (180 Degrees Consulting 2018).
- 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 The Faith Community of Saint Sabina
The Faith Community of Saint Sabina is a community of disciples where the DNA of who we are is rooted in the Word.
We’re committed to the power of love and non-violence, to being a lobbyist for the poor, alienated, and disenfranchised, recognizing that what makes us authentic is our actions when we leave the church building.
Chicago Homeless Facts
274,224 Americans are unsheltered tonight.
- 5,157 people are homeless in Chicago tonight. 1,632 of them are unsheltered (PIT 2024).
- 771,480 Americans are homeless today (HUD 2024).
- 35.5% of homeless people are unsheltered (HUD 2023).
- 19.2% increase in number of homeless people 2023 - 2024 (HUD 2024).
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