HELPING HOMELESS ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Backpack Bed for Homeless is a national registered charity (Swags for Homeless Ltd) - we help the homeless.
Your donation makes an impact - our charity is not government funded, people like you make a difference.

• In 2023-24 over 158,000 people needed accommodation across Australia but it was not provided.**
• This year over 45,800 Aussies will sleep on the street.*
• The life expectancy of an unsheltered Australian man is 46 yrs.***
• 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 1,000 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.
• The charity is signatory to the the UN Global Compact and is aligned to the US sustainable Development Goals.
• You can help the homeless by making a gift including:
  • Workplace giving- corporate donations, fundraising and Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • Foundations and Trusts - DGR item 1 and PBI donations.
  • Donating online - donors make this happen - you too can make a difference.
  • Fundraising online - setup a fundraiser and share with friends family and colleagues.
  • Donating cryptocurrency - donate Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin + more.
  • Bequests - your legacy to homeless Australians.