Vinnies CEO Sleepout – 26th June 2025
As the weather turns cold and wet, I am reaching out for your support of this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout on Thursday 26th June. With your incredible support Vinnies is able to provide core services that not only help those experiencing homelessness but also important services that keep people from becoming homeless.
https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/richard-pappas/wa
This one night provides us with a unique opportunity to raise both funds and awareness and I am sure you can appreciate, the strain on homelessness services has never been more acute in Western Australia.
This year I will be participating in my 9th Sleepout and through your generosity we are on track to smash through over $100,000 in donations across this journey. Once again our property industry will be represented by Team UDIA WA, as we humbly give back to those in need.
Your donation to this great cause transforms Western Australian lives with money raised by the CEO Sleepout going towards providing crucial support and services to those in need.
Last year’s Sleepout raised a total of $784,424 in Western Australia with Team UDIA WA supporters contributing over $88,000!
These funds were used in Western Australia across the following programs:
- Vinnies WA operates Tom Fisher House, an intensive intervention service for those experiencing long-term homelessness. The service provides free overnight accommodation for up to 12 adults with few barriers to entry. It is also a place of engagement in which individuals are offered support to deal with the challenges they are experiencing. While partially Government-funded, Tom Fisher House continues to operate thanks to the generous donations from the CEO Sleepout.
- Vinnies WA operates two Passages Youth Engagement Hubs, one in the Perth CBD and another in Mandurah, which services the Peel region. The hubs were established to address growing youth homelessness by providing a unique specialist engagement service. They offer a safe, friendly and non-judgemental space to access support and referrals for marginalized and at-risk young people aged 12 to 25. Passages is a joint venture between Vinnies WA and the Rotary Club of Perth and Mandurah. The donations from the CEO Sleepout directly support Passages Youth Engagement Hubs.
- The funds from the CEO Sleepout support West Australians experiencing hardship by providing basic necessities such as food and clothing, as well as household items, utility bills and rental assistance and offer referrals and friendship through home visitations or by attendance at one of our support centres.
You have an opportunity to make a contribution via the link below:
https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/richard-pappas/wa
With your help, we can break the cycle of homelessness for good.
Thank you for your support.
All the best
Richard