Imagine sleeping in your car, feeling cold, hungry, and isolated. Now imagine doing it by choice, to support people who have no choice.
Join us to raise awareness and vital funds for women and nonbinary people experiencing homelessness due to family violence by participating in the Car Park Sleepout. By sleeping in your car for one night, you will help Juno and McAuley provide invaluable support for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless after fleeing their home due to family violence.
Every night, countless women across Victoria face an impossible choice: stay in a dangerous situation or leave with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Many end up sleeping in cars, couch surfing, or in shelters, searching for safety and stability. Family violence is the single largest driver of homelessness for women in Victoria. In 2022-23, over 23,000 women and 13,000 children who had experienced family violence were assisted by homelessness services (AIHW, 2023).
What does the Car Park Sleepout involve?
Sign up to park and sleep in your car for one night on Level 7 of the Terminal 4 carpark at Melbourne Airport. Experience a fraction of what many women, nonbinary people and their children endure every day.
- Thursday 5 September 2024
- Registration fee of $100 per person
All funds raised will go directly to Juno and McAuley to support women, nonbinary people and their children across the north and west of Melbourne experiencing homelessness.
One night of your life can change the trajectory of another. Corporate and personal donations are most welcome if you’re unable to attend.
All registered participants are welcome to enjoy a free ST ALi coffee, kindly donated by Novotel & Ibis styles Melbourne Airport. The Small Holdings bakery cafe will be open from 4.30am on Friday 6 September.
Anyone with lived experience of homelessness and/or family violence who wish to attend to raise awareness can access a limited number of lower cost or free entry tickets. Please contact if you would like this option.
