Help Someone Sleep Safely Tonight
Every 2 Hours
a BACKPACK BED is given to a homeless person without shelter.
BUT THE NEED IS EVERY 11 MINUTES*
0
Backpack Bedsacross Australia
0
Homeless AgencyPartners
0
Nights of Dignified Sleep^HOMELESS BACKPACK BED
Lightweight 3KG
Street tough material
Full Body Protection
4 season summer & winter
Fire Retardant
Fabric + Mattress 190cm x 55cm
Water & Wind Proof
Protects against winter chills
Full Body Mosquito Net
Stop bites on hot summer nights
Ergonomic Backpack
Adjustable shoulder & chest straps
Storage Pockets
4 pockets - store over 20kg
Secret lockable pocket
With brass key lock
SLEEPING BAG HYPOTHERMIA PACK
Fire Retardant
Sleeping bag meets international standards
Machine Washable
Quick-dry warm Polar Fleece
Long Lasting
Long-life & chemically safe to international standards
Wind & Water Protection
Mylar blanket fights hypothermia
HELPING HOMELESS ACROSS AUSTRALIA
Backpack Bed for Homeless is a national registered charity - we help the homeless.
- In 2019-20 over 82,000 requests for accommodation from homeless people across Australia could not be met.**
- This year over 49,200 Aussies will sleep on the street.*
- We provide Backpack Beds to street sleeping homeless people without shelter - to improve their dignity, health, sleep, warmth, comfort and safety. The Backpack Bed provides shelter and a bag for belongings to save lives of homeless on the street.
- Our Sleeping Bag Hypothermia Packs help homeless people on the streets, in cars and sleeping on couches.
- We partner with over 800 homeless agencies across Australia, both big and small, to distribute this life saving assistance including The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul, Orange Sky plus many more.
- These partnerships provide both immediate assistance and connect homeless people with their local homeless service.
Our work as a Homeless Charity organisation was awarded an Australian Human Rights Award by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Related Donations
Related Donations
Related Donations
Program Impact
0%
"protects me from illness"
"helps with warmth so I don't get sicker"
0%
"stay dry"
"keeps me out of rough weather"
0%
"sleep better"
"good night's sleep"
Helping Homeless
Our Backpack Bed program immediately improves dignity, health, sleep, warmth, comfort and safety of Homeless people sleeping on our streets and connects them with their local homeless service for longer term solutions.
Program Impact
Helping Homeless
Our Backpack Bed program immediately improves dignity, health, sleep, warmth, comfort and safety of Homeless people sleeping on our streets and connects them with their local homeless service for longer term solutions.
0%
"protects me from illness"
"helps with warmth so I don't get sicker"
0%
"stay dry"
"keeps me out of rough weather"
0%
"sleep better"
"good nights sleep"
Karl's Story - Bulletproof vests to homeless
It’s like my own private house now, it means I’m not going to get wet, it means bugs aren’t gonna eat me alive. It means a lot, it’s like someone actually cares.
Karl's Story - Bulletproof vests to homeless
It’s like my own private house now, it means I’m not going to get wet, it means bugs aren’t gonna eat me alive. It means a lot, it’s like someone actually cares.
Simon's Story - Electrician to homeless
To try and survive living under a bridge…
treated not like a person anymore.
The Backpack Bed saved my sanity…. and life.
PLEASE HELP HOMELESS
DONATE
Make your tax deductible donation today.
FUNDRAISE
Start your easy online fundraiser or run an event.
AGENCIES
Your homeless agency can join our 800+ partners.
* ABS 2016, Census of Population and Housing. 49,200 Aussies will sleep on the streets this year.
** AIHW 2021, Specialist homelessness services annual report.^ Calculation based on ABS 2014, General Social Survey.
Newsletter Signup
up to 4 emails / year
Thanks for subscribing! Please check your email for further instructions.