Sleep Out: A Global Movement to End Youth Homelessness

Give up your bed for one night to ensure that youth facing homelessness can sleep safely at Covenant House.

Covenant House Sleep Out volunteer in Times Square NYC | Raising funds and awareness for homeless youth
Step 1

Find an Event or Start Your Own

Give up your bed for one night to support Covenant House.

Covenant House Sleep Out volunteers in sleeping bags | Raising funds and awareness for homeless youth

Find an Event

Sleep Out events are hosted by Covenant House sites across North and Central America. Participants join together for a night of conversation, contemplation, education, and story sharing.

Find a Sleep Out Near You
Covenant House Sleep Out volunteers with big art poster saying "Shelter Is Just The Beginning" | Raising funds and awareness for homeless youth

Start Your Own Event

Create your own Sleep Out, anywhere, anytime! Join together with your family, friends, places of worship, or your workplace to raise funds and awareness in your community.

Start Your Own Sleep Out
Step 2

Fundraise

Fundraise and Spread Awareness

Funds raised by Sleep Out help Covenant House provide 24/7 care for youth experiencing homelessness. The awareness raised by participants helps to shed light on the youth homelessness crisis.

See Our Fundraising Tools
Covenant House Sleep Out volunteers in sleeping bags | Raising funds and awareness for homeless youth

“Find the good in the world and amplify it in the most genuine and authentic way you can. If we could all accomplish this goal, just think of what we could do together!”

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Covenant House Sleep Out Volunteer

“All you have to do is take the time to get to know the young people at Covenant House to see how good they are, and how resilient, and brave, and funny, and talented. These are great young people, and their futures are filled with potential.”

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Covenant House Sleep Out volunteers in sleeping bags | Raising funds and awareness for homeless youth
Step 3

Sleep Out

The Sleep Out Experience

Sleep Out includes opportunities to learn from experts, hear inspiring stories, and advocate for a future where everyone has a safe place to sleep. Prior to Sleep Out, you will receive emails from your event coordinator with the schedule, venue, and list of what you need to bring with you. If you are creating your own event, a Sleep Out coach can talk you through how to plan a meaningful evening.

Covenant House Sleep Out volunteers on top of sleeping bags | Raising funds and awareness for homeless youth

Delta Employees Sleep Out Across the U.S. and in Mexico

More than 600 Delta Air Lines employees have joined the Sleep Out movement since 2014. Delta hosts and supports Sleep Out events at their headquarters in Atlanta and at some of their major hubs, including New York City (JFK and LGA), Ft. Lauderdale, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.

Stephanie Asbury, Senior Vice President of Global Talent Management at Delta Air Lines, says, “We believe that every young person deserves caring adults to protect and guide them, and opportunities to create their best future."

 

Ed Bastian | Delta

Common Questions About Sleep Out

Join a Sleep Out

When you participate in Sleep Out, you help raise funds that provide a lifeline for young people facing homelessness.