GOODNIGHT LOUISVILLE

600 Louisvillians will sleep on the street tonight.

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

Backpack Beds are distributed to unsheltered people on Louisville's streets in partnership with local homeless services.

Goal: 600 Backpack Beds

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$74,400 Goal

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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 Louisville

GoodNight Louisville™ 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 - Louisville homeless services require 3,952 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.

Ergonomic Backpack

Backpack Bed

1-Person Shelter

Mattress

Hypothermia Blanket

Insect mesh

Louisville 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).

600 people in Louisville are unsheltered tonight*.

  • 12,000 people sought homeless services last year in Louisville.

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

  • Therefore, 600 x 4 = 2,400 unsheltered people need a Backpack Bed.

Homeless Experts

Why we need you to help get more Backpack Beds for people sleeping on Louisville's streets.

Ed Shurna

Past Executive Director (20 years),

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

Robret Simpson

Executive Director, Franciscan Outreach

Donate to help Louisville's Unsheltered Homeless Today

Your donation will impact people sleeping on the streets of Louisville Please donate today.

Your donation is tax deductible**.

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Winter 2024

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Your fundraising will help provide desperately needed Backpack Beds to Louisville homeless services.

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If your organisation or group wants to get involved - you can help people experiencing homelessness in Louisville.

Your fundraising will fund more Backpack Beds for people on the streets of Louisville. Contact us to find out more.

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* Source: The Coalition for the Homeless, Louisville 2024.

**Backpack Bed for Homeless Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charity. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.