This year Byte Night was on October 5th with nearly 1,500 individuals from the technology and business sector taking part. The event was a huge success and we raised over £1 million! We are so grateful to our sleepers who gave up their warm and comfortable beds for one night in order to raise money to prevent youth homelessness in the UK.
83,000 young people in the UK are homeless every year. Action for Children finds this unacceptable. We find the root causes of homelessness and provide intensive support to help families tackle their issues and stay together.
It is enormously inspiring to see so many people sleep out on a cold October night to support the homeless young people. I could never have imagined 20 years ago when I started this event that it would grow to such a significant fundraiser across the UK.
Before we send you out into the cold, we warm you up and celebrate all of the Byte Nighters' hard work fundraising throughout the year, with:
We keep the nationwide Byte Night community connected throughout the night with our Twitter feed so that you can join the conversation using #ByteNight, and share your experiences and photos.