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Organised by New Hope Community Services, Sleepout SG is a movement dedicated to raising awareness and funds to support people experiencing homelessness. This World Homeless Day, individuals and communities from across Singapore will be giving up their beds and sleeping out.
Sleepout SG isn’t about pretending to be homeless. It’s about stepping outside our routines and comforts to create space for empathy, humility, and learning. By choosing to sleep out for one night, we’re sending a powerful message to our friends, family and community — we stand in solidarity with those experiencing homelessness.
But Sleepout SG is more than a night without a bed. It raises essential funds to help New Hope Community Services provide shelter and support for individuals and families facing housing insecurity in Singapore. The experience also includes opportunities to hear inspiring stories, learn from those with lived experience, and advocate for a future where no one is left behind.New Hope Community Services is a social service agency working to bring change into the lives of the displaced and disadvantaged in the community.
Since 2004, New Hope CS has been empowering beneficiaries with opportunities to better their own lives. New Hope CS provides a range of services and programmes such as temporary shelter, casework, job-matching, life-skills training and support with long-term housing and employment. Together with our 3P Partners — Public, Private and People — New Hope CS serves all people regardless of race or religion.
New Hope CS has been a full member of the National Council of Social Service since 2005 and has been granted Institutions of a Public Character (IPC) status until 2026.
Visit the New Hope CS website for more info.Rough sleeping is the act of sleeping in a public space not intended for human habitation. Rough sleepers lack elements of a home — a sense of security, stability, privacy, safety, and the ability to control their living space. A 2022 nationwide street count by MSF found around 530 rough sleepers in Singapore.
At New Hope Community Services, we’ve been providing shelter and support to rough sleepers and the homeless since 2004. With the right help and intervention, we know that we can help people leave homelessness behind for good, but we need your support!All funds raised will go towards supporting the work of New Hope Community Services.
New Hope Community Services do not receive full funding for our core services and programmes, and some are not funded at all. There is still a need to raise funds that will cover the shortfall in our operational costs.
Your generosity and kindness keeps us going. Donations we receive go towards supporting our operations and work. We provide a range of services and programmes such as temporary shelter, casework and counselling services, job-matching, life-skills training and support with long-term housing and employment.
Visit the New Hope CS website for more info.Participants aged 16 years old and below must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, who will also need to register for the event.
Participants aged 17 to 18 may join on their own, but are required to submit the parental consent form during registration.
Please download the parental consent form here. You may upload it during the registration process.To get started, someone from your group should first register as a Team Leader or email us at event@newhopecs.org.sg to sign up as a Satellite Coordinator.
Once the group or satellite fundraising page is set up, the Team Leader or Satellite Coordinator will receive a unique 6-letter code. They will then share this code with the rest of the group.
If you’re an individual looking to join a group or satellite team, simply enter the 6-letter code when setting up your fundraising profile to be linked to the correct team.You can get the 6-letter code directly from your Team Leader or Satellite Coordinator. You can also check who the team leader or coordinator is by visiting the respective team or satellite fundraising page.
If the team or satellite page hasn’t been created yet, please refer to Question 24 on how to set one up.For donations in support of a team, kindly access their team fundraising page and click on “Donate” to make a donation. You can ask for their team fundraising page URL or search for their page here.
When you donate to a team, your donation will be shared evenly amongst all members of the team. For example, if you give $500 to a team with five members, $100 will be added towards each individual member’s fundraising goal.
Donations made to a team member's profile will not be distributed amongst other team members. But whether you choose to make a donation to a team or team member, your total donation will be reflected in the overall amount raised by the team.Yes, New Hope Community Services is an approved Institute of Public Character (IPC). Donations above $50 are eligible for 250% tax deduction. This means that for every $50 you give, $125 will be deducted from your taxable income!
Please note that you need to provide your full name and NRIC/FIN for tax-deduction purposes. Tax deductions for qualifying donations will be automatically reflected in your tax assessment. Tax-deductible receipts will be sent to the email address that you provide us with.Cash donations are unavailable. However, you may make your donation via cheque.
The crossed cheque should be made payable to "New Hope Community Services" and mailed to Blk 148 Yishun Street 11 #01-123 Singapore 760148.
On the reverse side of the cheque, please indicate clearly "Sleepout 2025", the name of Beacon that you are supporting, as well as your Name, Address, NRIC/FIN, Contact Number, Email Address in order for us to issue a tax-deductible receipt to you. Please note that you need to provide your full name and NRIC/FIN for tax-deduction purposes. Tax deductions for qualifying donations will be automatically reflected in your tax assessment. Tax-deductible receipts will be sent to the email address that you provide us with.