By Julia Lennips [1]
BELLEVILLE – Belleville residents will be spending the night outside in cardboard boxes during the harsh weather conditions in support of transitional housing.
Sleep Out So Others Can Sleep In [2] is an event hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association of the Hastings-Prince Edward Branch [3]. It was created to promote awareness of homelessness, and is also a fundraiser to help raise money for Belleville’s transitional homes.
It will be it’s 12th year, and the event will take place in the Market Square from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Jan. 26.
This week on In Touch with Quinte, Julia Lennips learns more about the event from the executive director of the Canadian mental Health Association, Hastings-Prince Edward Branch.
http://www.qnetnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/itwq-jan.-10-sleep-out-so-others-can-sleep-in.mp3 [4]