Sleep Easy Fundraiser 2025

What is Sleep Easy?

Sleep Easy is a fundraising initiative aimed at transforming the lives of people at risk of homelessness or living in poverty within our local community. For one night, dozens of courageous participants will trade their warm beds for sleeping bags, enduring chilly temperatures for a night under the stars.

We invite you to take on this challenge to raise awareness of homelessness and generate essential funds for YMCA Fylde Coast’s housing provision. Your support will help us continue providing vital assistance to those who need it most. Together, we can make a difference.

Buy a Ticket

Set Up a Fundraising Page

How Does Sleep Easy Help?

Each night, we provide housing for 29 individuals who find themselves without a home. Throughout 2023/24 we supported 99 homeless people. Beyond shelter, we offer a range of essential services to support our community, including warm, safe spaces; access to home-cooked meals, and guidance on critical issues like healthcare, welfare, housing, and debt.

Funds raised through Sleep Easy enables our teams to continue delivering this vital support. This includes access to counselling, daily activities, healthcare, employability, and education. Our goal is to help those we serve build positive pathways toward belonging, contribution, and thriving futures.

Sleep Easy FAQs

What's Included In Your Registration Fee?: Hot drinks throughout the night and following morning – please feel free to bring a flask to fill up.
Hot food/snacks.
A cardboard box to sleep in or please feel free to bring your own.
Do I have to raise a set amount?: You can set your own fundraising target. Every penny raised makes a difference to the work YMCA Fylde Coast are doing to support those affected by homelessness and or poverty.
What happens on the night?: Starting at 7pm. The evening has an informal feel with time spent networking and chatting. We’ll be running a ‘Customise Your Box’ competition and there is no set ‘bed time’! You would be more than welcome to sit round the camp fire chatting all night if you wish.
What Happens Once I've Registered?: Once you have purchased a ticket you will receive an email from our fundraising team with your participant pack and information about how to get started with your fundraising, thank you we look forward to seeing you there.
Can’t Make The Event but Would Like to Help?: We’d welcome any donations to our JustGiving page found here.
You can run your own Sleep Easy evening in a location of your choice (as simple as sleeping out in your garden for the night), whilst donating to the JustGiving page.
Where is Sleep Easy?: YMCA Fylde Coast’s Sleep Easy is hosted at:
YMCA St Annes, St Albans Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1XD.

20,462 hours of support was provided for our supported accommodation residents in 2023/24.

Our Housing programme changed lives in 2023/24 by…

Providing a Safe Place to Live: YMCA Housing offers young people a secure and supportive environment when they need it most. Our accommodations are more than just a roof over their heads – they provide stability, safety, support, and a foundation from which to rebuild their lives. We’re here to ensure every individual feels valued and protected while they work towards a brighter future.
Enhancing Health and Wellbeing: We prioritise the health and wellbeing of every resident, offering access to resources, programs, and support services designed to nurture both mental and physical health. From creating a sense of community to providing guidance on nutrition and fitness, we empower residents to develop healthier lifestyles and a positive outlook on life.
Enabling Independence: At YMCA Housing, we’re committed to helping individuals gain the skills and confidence needed to live independently. Through tailored support, life skills workshops, and practical guidance, we equip residents to manage their own lives, sustain housing, and achieve long-term stability as they transition to independence.

Our Housing programme provides high quality and effective housing services such as; homelessness, supported, and rental accommodation, and housing support for those who require assistance in bringing stability into their lives. We support some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, in some circumstances our support is a lifeline.

We believe everyone deserves a place to call home. In an ever-challenging economic climate, we remain committed to working together with those who are in crisis, providing safe, secure and affordable accommodation.

In 2023/24:

Young people we housed in our homeless supported accommodation.

Hours of counselling delivered.

Hot meals were provided to support local residents throughout the winter months.

S’s Story

S moved into Harbour House at the age of 16 following a breakdown in the relationship with her mother and the involvement of children’s social care. S had a turbulent relationship with her mother, she experienced significant neglect, witnessed prostitution and drug use. The process of family breakdown can lead to an uncertain future for a young person this can contribute to; poor mental and physical health, poor educational attainment and reduce a young person’s ability to obtain qualifications.

On S moving into Harbour House, S was supported to enrol in college on a Level 1 course having been unable to obtain her qualifications during high school due to the living environment she had been experiencing. S was supported by Harbour House staff to initially manage her attendance and also her communication skills. S found it difficult to ask for support from her tutors and became frustrated at her level of skill in reading and arithmetic. S was supported to attend meetings with the college to continually promote and support S to ensure a joint approach was used to guarantee her success on the course. 99% of our residents’ accessed training and education, our housing team encouraged them to continue with their studies. S progressed through the course moving quickly onto Level 2 and finally completing the Level 3 course in Health and Social care resulting in her obtaining a place at her chosen University. S had maintained throughout her desire to become a social worker based on her own experiences of the care system as a child. On her first arriving at Harbour House she had thought this was just a dream and unachievable. The support S received from the agencies involved with her, the settled accommodation and with the support of YMCA staff she was able to meet her potential. The holistic approach the housing team use empowers residents to realise their full potential during their stay at the YMCA.

"The YMCA Counsellors were easy to open up to and made me feel very comfortable. They have helped me to understand my past"