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ESG Case Study
Pentest Limited – Boycott Your Bed 2022
On a damp and cold evening one Friday night in October, Clare Cavanagh once again braved sleeping outside with her daughter for ‘Boycott Your Bed’. The campaign is run by Action for Children, a UK charity supporting children and young people.
For some 25 years now, Boycott Your Bed has served to support raising awareness of the specific issue of young people and homelessness.
It is heartbreaking to know that the numbers of young people sleeping rough in the UK are growing yearly. Right now, there are 3.9 million UK children in poverty. With the cost-of-living crisis spiralling out of control, young people are now very much at risk of slipping into homelessness.
They come to the city with an aspiration of a job and an affordable place to lay their head at night; then reality hits, they are lonely, afraid, and vulnerable, sleeping in the streets. They have no money in their pockets and do not know where to turn for help.
Just Giving PageWe headed to the streets of Glasgow to ‘sleep under the stars’, which translates for us walking in the shoes of many of the 3.9 MILLION children that are living in poverty in the UK. We were lucky to have the support of the amazing team at Action for Children to keep us safe and warm overnight. We woke damp and a little bleary eyed but at least were able to go back to our warm homes and cosy beds, not every child is that fortunate.
We did it! We raised an amazing £2,023 for Action for Children. A very worthy cause, supporting children and young people. Thank you to everyone who has so kindly donated so far. This money is going to make a huge difference to vulnerable children and their families all over the UK. Thanks to Pentest Limited Shearwater Group plc Our page is still open please give if you can.
Action for Children protects and supports children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard. Boycott your Bed is now the UK’s most prominent corporate sleepout event and is aimed at supporting young people who are homeless in the UK.