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
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
Backpack Bed for Homeless, a 501(c)(3) charity - tax deductible**.
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.
Backpack Bed
Impact
A study proven life-saving emergency bed for people experiencing homelessness.
Every $110 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.
Ergonomic Backpack
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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Make your own online fundraising page
Your fundraising will help provide desperately needed Backpack Beds to Louisville homeless services.
Only minutes to setup your own online fundraiser - easily share with family and friends.
Want to hold an event - to help people on the streets of Louisville
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.
Are you a homeless charity who needs Backpack Beds?
Help distribute Backpack Beds across Louisville.
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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.
