GOODNIGHT QLD

2051 Queensland residents will sleep on our streets on any given night

A statewide homeless program to provide emergency relief Backpack Beds to unsheltered people across Queensland.

The study proven Backpack Bed is an emergency single person portable 2.9kg / 135L Backpack, and outdoor all weather Bed in one - improving dignity, health, warmth, sleep, and comfort.

2051 Backpack Beds ($155 each) +
Fire Retardant Sleeping Bags ($38 each)

$129,965 raised

$395,843 Goal

$129,965 raised

$395,843 Goal

Backpack Beds funded

673

Fire Retardant Polar Fleece Sleeping Bag

Sleeping Bags funded

673

Queensland's Homeless Agencies working together

You can give hope to unsheltered homeless people in Queensland who desperately need Backpack Beds.

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Study Proven - LIFE SAVING - Backpack Bed

lightweight

Lightweight 2.9kg

Street tough materials

protection

4 Season Protection

Winter & summer

fire retardant

Fire Retardant

Fabric + Mattress 190cm x 55cm

wind and rain

Water & Wind Proof

Wind chill - can kill fast

mosquito net

Full Body Mosquito Net

Stops insect bites - less wounds

ergonomic backpack

Ergonomic Backpack

Adjustable hip, shoulder & chest

storage pockets

Storage Pockets

4 pockets - store over 20kg

lockable pocket

Storage Capacity

135 Litres - for bedding & belongings

Ergonomic Backpack

1-Person Shelter

Mattress

Hypothermia Blanket

Insect mesh

YOUR DONATION IMPACT

As well as life-saving assistance - every Backpack Bed distributed to a homeless person without shelter, delivers $3,319 in savings to the community to health, justice and employment.

695

Backpack Beds +
Fire Retardant
Sleeping Bags

Providing

77,318

Nights of Dignified Sleep^

1 x Backpack Bed = $3,319 Community Savings

$2,306,705

Health, Justice & Employment Savings*

Why It works

Listen to Tasmanian Homeless Agency Executives explain why our GoodNight campaign works

Exaplain why they need more Backpack Beds

Donate to help Queensland's Unsheltered Homeless Today

Your donation saves lives  - please donate TODAY.

Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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Queensland Homeless Facts

2051 Queensland Residents will sleep on the street on any given night (ABS 2021)

  • 122,494 Australians are homeless today (ABS 2021).

  • 2051 Queensland 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 Queensland

GoodNight Queensland™ 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 - Queensland 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 Queensland - Get Involved

Join the Queensland Community push

Make your own online fundraising page

Your fundraising will help provide desperately needed Backpack Beds to the Queensland 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 Queensland.

Does your homeless agency, church or community group want to get involved in GoodNight Queensland?

Please contact us today.

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* Source 180 Degrees consulting 2018
^ Calculation based on ABS 2014, General Social Survey.