Take part in our latest challenge to help raise awareness and vital funds to help children and young people in your community.
Last year, 118,134 young people went to their council presenting themselves as homeless or at risk of homelessness. This number has dramatically increased from the previous year.
To raise awareness on this number and to raise money to help young people in Sussex and Surrey who are at risk of homelessness, we are asking people to take on a challenge around the number 136.
Getting involved is easy! Just register your interest through this form and we will send you our fundraising pack where you will find some ideas and instructions on how to set up a Just Giving page.
Once you have set up your Just Giving page, let us know and we will send you some things you can share on your socials. Also, do let us know if you need anything else for your challenge.
Decide what challenge you’re going to take on and from there you can work out how best to raise money;
- Doing a physical activity? Ask for sponsorship.
- Doing a bake sale or raffle? Sell cake/tickets for £1.18.
- Host a dinner party and ask guests to donate £11.80.
See more ideas here.
Last year, every one in 62 young people (aged 16 - 25)Â facing or at risk of homelessness. That is a young person finding themselves homeless every four minutes.
In the South East of the UK alone, 10,002 young people are at homeless or at risk of homelessness. No young person chooses to be homeless and they need our help now more than ever.
The 118 Challenge is here to help raise awareness around this staggering figure and to help us raise money to go towards our crisis-preventing services for children and young people.
Why young people need your help
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.
67%
of those who approached their local authority for support received an assessment.
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!
If 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 provide best practice 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
- 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
- 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
- hold a raffle and sell tickets for £1.18
- 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
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