Donate for Christmas - Help the Homeless - Backpack Bed for Homeless Australia

Donations over $2 are tax deductible

Donate - How many unsheltered can you help?

Donate Gift - Backpack Bed/Sleeping Bag

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    Total: $144.00
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    Total: $35.00
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1. You gift the Card - to your loved one or client:
     •  Physical Card via mail or Express Post
     • OR e-mailed PDF Card

2. A homeless person receives your gift.

DONATE AS A GIFT

You can make a Christmas Donation

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Our Backpack Bed program is not government funded.
Your powerful donation will help us give more Backpack Beds to people like Brad. 

Fact. There are not enough shelters and governments ignore the basic human right to shelter and dignity.

45,800 Aussies people will sleep rough on the streets this year (ABS 2021).

5.2% increase in the number of homeless people across Australia (ABS 2021 vs ABS 2016).

up to 21% of homeless Aussies sleeping on the streets have suffered cold/wet illnesses hypothermia, frostbite or trench foot (MS2H 2011).

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Why make Homeless Christmas Donation - teach your kids the meaning of giving.

"This year I am donating a gift card to my grandkids. I want to teach them why it's important to think of others - and that Christmas is not just about receiving presents.  It's important to teach our kids there are other people in the world that aren't as blessed as we are."
Jennifer, grandmother 

Parents and grandparents can show their family that together they can make a difference to the community and Aussies sleeping on our streets. The information on the back of our Christmas Donation Gift card helps you explain to your family the true meaning of Christmas. It is the perfect gift to put under your Christmas tree this year.

HOMELESS BACKPACK BED

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Lightweight 3.1 KG

Street tough material

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Full Body Protection

4 season summer & winter

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Fire Retardant

Fabric + Mattress 190cm x 55cm

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Water & Wind Proof

Protects against winter chills

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Full Body Mosquito Net

Stop bites on hot summer nights

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Ergonomic Backpack

Adjustable shoulder & chest straps

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Storage Pockets

4 pockets - store over 20kg

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Secret lockable pocket

With brass key lock

Your Tax Deductible Donation

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Help us deliver Backpack Beds & Fire Retardant Sleeping Bags to homeless people across Australia. Backpack Bed for Homeless is an Australian Homeless charity. Our work is not government funded and relies on public donations to help those that sleep on the street. We help the homeless across Australia by working with 1000+ Homeless Agency partners
Your donation over $2 is tax deductible.

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Your Donation Helps The Homeless

You Choose the Amount
You choose the amount that you want to donate to help someone else in need. Your donation helps us assist people sleeping on the streets.

You can change the amount you donate at any time depending on your situation. This gives you a greater level of control over your ability to help.

Donations are Tax Deductible
You can claim your donations at tax time, so you’re cutting down your taxable income while helping someone in need.

You’re Helping Someone in Need
45,800 people are sleeping rough on Australian streets this year and are subjected to the harsh Australian weather. While there are homeless shelters, they are usually full and sometimes more dangerous then sleeping on the streets.

Your donation will help someone sleep safer on the streets each night and help give their dignity back. This not only keeps them safer but can help save their life.

Your Impact - Social Return on Investment (SROI)

Every $144 Backpack Bed = $3,319 in Community Impact
For every Backpack Bed distributed to a homeless person without shelter, we deliver $3,319 in savings to the community in health, employment and justice costs. More than $146 million of "Social Impact" has been provided by helping homeless Aussies on the streets across Australia (source: 180 Degrees Consulting, 2018). This was achieved with only 4 full time staff.

45,000+ Aussies like Brad will sleep on our streets this year.

This makes people like Brad vulnerable to physical illness, suicide, mental health problems, violence and lack of sleep.

When Brad received his Backpack Bed he described it as being “like Christmas for me”.

Your Christmas donation will help us get more emergency Backpack Beds out on the street ensuring people on our streets get dignified assistance.

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Other Ways to Donate

Phone Donations
To donate over the phone please call 9am - 5pm weekdays on 1300 AUS HELP / (07) 3286 9834

Mail Donations
Mail You can mail your donation to:
Backpack Bed for Homeless
PO Box 1211 Cleveland QLD 4163

Direct Deposit Donations
Bank: National Australia Bank
Account Name: Backpack Bed for Homeless
BSB: 083 293
Account No. 89 526 8277
Reference: please enter your name and contact us so we can issue your tax deductible receipt.

Anonymous Donations
We respect donor privacy - you can donate via direct deposit and keep your own records to meet ATO requirements.
Reference: please leave blank to be anonymous.
Note: all donors can opt out of communications when donating online (in the checkout process).

Other Ways You Can Help

There is more than one way to help provide shelter for the homeless:

Fundraising
We encourage people to hold fundraising events to raise awareness and money for the homeless crisis. For more information on fundraising ideas or to start your event please visit our fundraiser for us page.

Donate shares
You can donate your shares via Share Gift Australia – with free brokerage.

Leave a Bequest
Writing a will ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Leaving a gift in your will to your favourite cause is a lovely gesture and is easier than you think to arrange. Visit our bequests page for more information.

Workplace Giving
Does your employer dollar match your donations? Many do – making your donation go further.

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Awarded Best Community Organisation Human Rights Award Winner

Backpack Bed for Homeless was awarded the most prestigious Human Rights Award - a proven track record in promoting and advancing human rights in Australian Communities.

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Financial Responsibility

Backpack Bed for Homeless is a nationally registered charity in Australia (DGR item 1 & PBI) and is audited every year by an ASIC registered auditor.  Your donation over $2 is tax deductible.

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