Sleep Out News and Blogs

Our own private Sleep Out

Jodi Gothold reports on the night she and four of her friends and colleagues spent the night sleeping outside on one of the coldest nights of the year.Read more

Sleep Out 2017 biggest yet

We did it! Thanks to everyone involved, more people will find shelter this winter.Read more

My night on the pavement

Writer Penelope Bennet reflects on her experience at the annual Glass Door Sleep Out.Read more

Hundreds join Sleep Out 2016

More than 300 slept on the pavement and raised over £150,000 in Sleep Out 2016.Read more

Sleep Out 2015 Film

Short video featuring participants of the 2015 Sleep OutRead more

Latest

Classical Summer Concert

8 July: St Etheldreda's Church hosts the Amarti Ensemble for a classical concert in aid of Glass Doors.

New videos humanise homeless crisis

Glass Door is the founding charity partner of Homeless Stories, a video project giving a voice to those affected by homelessness.

Charlotte Terrell's Sleep Out fundraising page

I'm sleeping out to give someone else the chance to find shelter and support.

This is an opportunity for you to step into a varied and busy role that will see you working across the digital and the broader comms spectrum supporting a small but thriving office as we grow our support for individuals experiencing homelessness.

What we do

Guests find shelter in winter and year-round support to move beyond homelessness.

Things we need

Space permitting, we gratefully accept the items we desperately need, listed here.

Volunteer at a night shelter

We are not currently recruiting new volunteers for our night shelters.

Daytime support

Find a place to take a shower, eat food, do laundry and get advice.

Find Help

If you or someone you know is facing homelessness, here's how we can help.

Richmond shelters open

First shelters in Richmond launched.

If we can't help today

Places in our emergency night shelter are limited. What do you do while waiting for a place to open up?

Our partner churches

Churches of a different denominations partner with Glass Door to host night shelters and and our day-time support services.

Share a skill with our women's group

We are seeking women who can give our female guests a bit of pampering or share a skill on a Wednesday afternoon.

Sleep Out 2017 biggest yet

We did it! Thanks to everyone involved, more people will find shelter this winter.

Provide support where it's needed most

Bring someone out of the cold today. Sign up to give a regular or one-off donation and make a life-changing gift to someone who would otherwise be sleeping on the street. Read more

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