Alex was delighted to support Cheltenham YMCA's Annual Sleep Easy fundraiser by volunteering at the soup kitchen. A huge £10,000 was raised.
The YMCA do vital work and the flagship £4.1m supported accommodation building on Vittoria Walk provides 73 rooms for people in need of support.
In recent years, Cheltenham has secured nearly £1 million from the Government to set up our town’s first ‘homeless hub’ shortly after Alex raised the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions.
Thanks to the hard work of organisations like Cheltenham YMCA, the number of rough sleepers in the UK has fallen by 49% since 2017.
Alex said:
"Congratulations to all those who slept rough last night in a cold and rainy car park in Cheltenham to raise money for YMCA Cheltenham.
"I didn’t brave it this year, but I know from bitter experience it’s pretty brutal. A million thank yous!"
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