It’s that time again. Winter is fast approaching and sadly every year there are more and more people experiencing homelessness and sleeping on the streets.
A sleeping bag can literally save a life, and we’re aiming to get at least 500 of them to save as many lives as possible. 500 is the minimum we need. 1000 would be amazing. Every single one of them is needed.
As every year passes we learn more about what’s needed out there on the streets and the biggest call now is for sleeping bags. This year we’re focussing on getting as many sleeping bags out there as we can. You can help by donating just one sleeping bag, or, get a group of friends or work colleagues together and see how many you can donate as a group.
We can’t wait to reach our target this year.
Please read our FAQ’s below and feel free to add any further questions we may not have been asked yet.
Also, please please help us get the word out there and get as many sleeping bags as we can. Please share this post far and wide and help us help them
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Sleeping Bags For Homelessness FAQ
*Q. How do I get a sleeping bag to you?
A. The easiest way is to jump online to any store or Ebay, order a bag and have it sent straight to us.
*Q. Where do the sleeping bags go?
A. Sleeping bags go out to people sleeping on the streets of Brisbane, surrounding suburbs, and towns. They’re mostly handed directly to the people in need however some are given to soup vans and shelters that might be able to reach people we can’t connect with. Every bag donated is given to a person sleeping rough.
*Q. Where are you located?
A. We’re at 51 Wilde Street WYNNUM 4178
*Q. Can I drop a sleeping bag off to you?
A. Yes, of course. We have a drop off bin at the front door someone is almost always there. Drop us a message, let us know you are coming.
*Q. What type of sleeping bag should I get?
A. It’s freezing out there over winter with the possibility of no shelter, so a sleeping bag with a sub-zero weather rating is best. You can check these details out on the page you’re buying from
*Q. Can I donate a second-hand sleeping bag?
A. Unfortunately not. For hygiene reasons sleeping bags need to be new and in their bags. Many second-hand sleeping bags we have received have had broken zips, been laundered incorrectly which means they’ve lost their waterproof ability or have been unclean and smelly. Our team doesn’t have time or space to repair or launder sleeping bags. New bags means we can deliver them to the streets straight away.
*Q. My Sleeping bag is second hand but in good condition. Why won’t you take it?
A. Unfortunately, everyone’s interpretation of good condition is different. We’ve received many unusable sleeping bags that others thought were in good enough condition. This costs us a lot of money to remove them and costs time that could be spent doing other things.
*Q. What about blankets ? There are many organisations and groups collecting and donating blankets we can take some blankets and pass them on or hand out but we really would like to focus on sleeping bags at this time of year.
*Q. How much does a sleeping bag cost?
A. It depends on the one you buy however you can usually get a good quality lifesaving sleeping bag for around $30-40
*Q. Do you take children’s sleeping bags
A. Generally no. We do give out children’s sleeping bags for school camp but given we don’t really know the height of the children we often send adult sleeping bags anyway in case the child is tall. Plus the child can continue to use the sleeping bag as they grow
*Q. Do you take doonas and pillows?
No, not this time, though we may have someone in direct need at specific times so please send us a message.
*Q. If I donate a sleeping bag can I get a tax receipt for the cost of it?
A. No. You can get a tax receipt for a financial donation however not for product donations, however financial donation you can.
*Q. If I make a financial donation can I get a tax receipt?
A. Yes. If you make a financial donation, please email Glenn@mpp.org.au for a tax receipt. Please provide your name, date of donation and amount donated
*Q. I want to make a financial donation. What are your bank details ?
A. We appreciate every financial donation made. All money goes directly to helping get sleeping bags out to those on the street. If you’d like to make a financial donation the details are:
Brisbane Period Project
BSB: 633000
ACC: 160619417
