Molineux Sleepout: We look at what the Wolverhampton event is all about, what it involves and the good causes the event helps
It's an annual event which sees dozens of people spend a night sleeping outside to help raise much-needed funds for two Wolverhampton charities.
The Molineux Sleepout sees the hardy volunteers undertake a night sleeping outdoors in the Stan Cullis Stand at Molineux, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, with fans, company chief executives, charity leaders and even former Wolves players wrapping up warm for the night.
The event is a long-standing fundraiser for two city charities and has grown in popularity, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, so we have taken a look at what it is, who it benefits and how it works.
When did the Molineux Sleepout first take place?
The first sleepout event took place in September 2019 after being organised by the Wolves Foundation as a way to tackle homelessness within the Wolverhampton community and work with the Good Shepherd to raise awareness and vital funds for those in need.
Molineux Sleepout is a campaign which was launched to raise a target of £30,000 for homelessness and vulnerable housing within the Wolverhampton area and help to expand the services being offered at the time by the Good Shepherd and the Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation.
Who are the two charities the event benefits?
The Good Shepherd provide support and guidance to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in the community.
Their main client groups are rough sleepers, people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, families with support needs, people with multiple complex needs, destitute asylum seekers and people with no recourse to public funds.
