{"id":1637,"date":"2018-03-14T15:28:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2018-03-14T15:28:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:28:16","slug":"teamkinetic-action-ymca-sleep-easy-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/03\/teamkinetic-action-ymca-sleep-easy-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"TeamKinetic Action: YMCA Sleep Easy Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TeamKinetic&#8217;s youngest member, James, participated in the YMCA &#8216;Sleep Easy&#8217; challenge, raising a total of \u00a3250 for the charity. The experience contributed towards TeamKinetic&#8217;s wider ambition to support more causes in need of support through the contribution of our time, effort and expertise. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read about his experience, the challenge of Homelessness and the work of YMCA:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Friday, 2nd \u00a0March, I swapped my usual routine of enjoying an evening indoors with my friends or family, for a night of sleeping it &#8216;rough&#8217;. Participating in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymca.org.uk\/get-involved\/events\/sleep-easy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YMCA Sleep Easy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Challenge, I spent twelve hours setting up my temporary shelter and sleeping out in it. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1635\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1635\" class=\"wp-image-1635\" src=\"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX3_ytvWkAASzjM.jpg\" alt=\"Homeless Shelter\" width=\"299\" height=\"395\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James&#8217; Shelter Before the Rain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arriving at Cambridge Rugby Club, I was unsure of what to expect from the night, other than to be cold and at least some rain. I joined a convoy of other stragglers finding our way to the club from the distant car park. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arriving at the clubhouse we found the all sheltered areas had already been taken and the remaining areas we exposed to the elements. \u00a0I put my rucksack and sleeping bag down at the end of a row, securing my spot on the edge of shelters. I set around to find the cardboard boxes available and created my temporary shelter, using a life bag to waterproof the roof. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once completed, \u00a0I joined the other twenty-five volunteer embracing the YMCA Challenge. Provided with some tummy warming vegetable curry, by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodcycle.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food Cycle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cambridge, we spoke about why homelessness was a cause for concern and how the YMCA is helping to support those vulnerable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The \u2018Rough\u2019 Facts: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accurate figures of homelessness are hard to capture due to different local authorities having different definitions of &#8216;homelessness&#8217; and lack accurate methods of keeping track<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4,751 homeless people bedded down outside overnight in 2017, up 15% from the previous year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the UK it is estimated 3,500 people sleep rough in the UK each night, with one-fifth of these are young people aged between 16 to 24. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The statistics show that 92 local authorities had rough sleeping rates that were worse than the national picture. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirty-two authorities, including Barking and Dagenham and Barnsley, claimed to have had zero rough sleepers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(The Guardian, 2018)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The YMCA:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YMCA is the oldest and largest youth charity in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides support and advice, accommodation, family support, campaigning, \u00a0health and wellbeing, training and education. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YMCA has over 58 million members in 119 countries worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supports projects for vulnerable young people in over 20 countries worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 800 dedicated volunteers in 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(YMCA.org.uk, 2018)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the evening continued entertainment was provided by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N47TorN4NrA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua Francis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A talented artist who has an experienced firsthand the support from the YMCA, he bought to life his colourful experiences through a heart touching and brutally honest performance of his own songs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following his performance, he spoke to several of us before setting off on his way. As the night quietened down, we turned our attention to the rain that had been pouring down, testing the durability of our shelters. Although slightly damp, the shelter had survived the first bought of rain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I climbed into my sleeping bag, crawled into my shelters and tried settling into a comfortable position to fall asleep. Eventually, I fell asleep for a couple of hours, only to be woken again by the second set of rain pouring down heavy onto my shelter. It was this bout of rain that reduced my shelter to a \u00a0collection of piled up cardboard boxes, plastic wrapping and a wet sleeping. It was safe to say, if I ever did this again, I would have to consider how to better equip my shelter for the rain. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1638\" style=\"width: 312px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-image-1638\" src=\"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DX6WftdWAAAtnjn.jpg\" alt=\"James' Shelter Following the Rain\" width=\"302\" height=\"401\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter Following the Rain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I laid in the cold, I comforted myself by counting down the hours I had left. \u00a0I was fortunate enough to be able to return home, to a comfortable bed in my home once this had finished. \u00a0For those who are homeless, this luxury is not an option and instead, they are faced with a much more undesirable reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, dawn broke and I climbed out from my wet cardboard mush to seek refuge, found in a hot cup of tea to bring warmth to my body. \u00a0By 6:00 am everyone was awake, packing away their shelters, with a coffee in one hand and a cinnamon roll, again provided by Food Cycle. Everyone was eager to find warmth and retreat to their homes following a rather restless night. Once the site had been cleared of rubbish, the dry cardboard recycled and volunteers thanked everyone, I set off to return home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the journey home that provided the opportunity to reflect on how fortunate I am to have somewhere I can call home, a network to support me and opportunities that offer a safe and secure future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This experience has given me the smallest taste of the physical conditions they experience. I could go inside to a toilet, for food, warmth and the clubhouse if I needed. I was not subject to experience freezing temperatures, the torrential rains or snow. Nor did I experience the mental and emotional challenges that such vulnerability inflicts. To understand that, I believe you truly have to be in that position yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in the challenge reinforced my sentiment to supporting those affected by homelessness. I want to continue working to raise awareness of the issue, encouraging others to do so too and to raise funds that will directly benefit those affected. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The YMCA Trinity Sleep Easy volunteers collectively raised \u00a312379.52 at the time of writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With donations still welcomed: https:\/\/mydonate.bt.com\/fundraisers\/jamesandteamkinetic<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to read more about the work of TeamKinetic take a read through our blog or if you would like to learn more about volunteer management software please get in contact with one of the team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TeamKinetic&#8217;s youngest member, James, participated in the YMCA &#8216;Sleep Easy&#8217; challenge, raising a total of \u00a3250 for the charity. 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