Originally broadcast on Razor’s Edge 26 June 2014.
Can you imagine what it would be like to be homeless?
Every night across Australia, over 100,000 people don’t have to. Of these, nearly half are women, and roughly one quarter are under the age of 18.
Last Thursday, Vinnies held an event called CEO Sleepout, where CEOs from across Australia spent the night huddled under makeshift cardboard houses in order to raise money to combat homelessness and to get a taste what it’s like to sleep rough.
Kenji Sato speaks with Julie Mcdonald, General Manager of Fundraising at the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, to find out more.