The 118 Challenge: let’s change lives!
Last year, 118,134 young people went to their council presenting themselves as homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The 118 Challenge aims to raise awareness around the staggering number of 118,134 young people affected by homelessness and to raise funds for our crisis-preventing services for children and young people.
Together, we can help make a difference for young people living in Sussex and Surrey. Take on the 118 Challenge and together we can change lives!
118,000 reasons to get involved
118,134
16-24 year olds were homeless or at risk of homelessness.
One in 62
young people are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
10,002
young people in the Southeast of England are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Fundraise for The 118 Challenge in four easy steps
Pick your challenge
What will you do?
You could go for a challenge like a skydive or a marathon, or hold an event or an activity such as a bake sale. You can do fundraising on your own or as a team.
Book your event
Now book your place or pick the date for your event!
Whether you are taking part in an organised event or arranging your own, please let us know what you’re planning so we can help in any way we can.
Let us know
Once you have decided what to do (on your own or as part of a group), let us know.
We will send you our fundraising pack with everything you need to get started such as T-shirts or collection tins.
And fundraise!
Create your online fundraising page and you're all set.
Your fundraising pack will give you some fundraising tips and guide you in setting up your fundraising page and sharing it with everyone you know!
Ideas
- bake 118 treats and sell them
- learn to juggle for 118 seconds straight
- cycle/run/swim/walk 118km in a month
- walk 118,000 steps in a week
- run 11.8 miles
- swim 118 lengths of a pool
- host a dinner party and charge £11.80/person
- do 118 keepy-uppies in a row
- hold a raffle and sell tickets for £1.18
- host a second hand book sale and charge £1.18/book
- play 1 round of golf, 18 holes
- compliment 118 people throughout the month
- pick up 118 bits of litter
- sell pieces of your art/creations for £1.18/£11.80
- 11hr8m danceathon, walk, other activity
Mix it up...
- 1 bake sale, learn 1 new skill, swim 8km
- 1 run, 1 cycle, 8 walks
Your support helps young people in Sussex and Surrey
Rukshi’s story
Rukshi was left homeless at 20 and lost custody of her daughter during a couple of difficult years. She’s now living in our 24 hour supported accommodation and has begun to rebuild her life and her relationship with her daughter.
