“Being socially responsible also means being socially aware. That means participating directly in events like the CEO sleepout – I think it is critical to raise awareness of the homeless situation in Australia.” Cassandra Kelly
CEO Sleepout
Cassandra Kelly is an active supporter of the St Vincent de Paul Society CEO Sleepout. Cassandra partipicates in the CEO Sleepout and is a member of St Vincent de Paul's Advisory Board for this event.
Despite our nation's prosperity, conservative estimates suggest that more than 105,000 Australians are currently homeless. Most disturbingly, at last count more than 34,000 of those were children. Just as alarmingly, nearly half Australia's homeless are women. For women and children, domestic violence is the biggest cause of homelessness.
Being homeless means being denied basic rights, not just the right to shelter, but the right to be free from violence, the right to adequate health care, the right to education and the right to vote.
For more information about the 2011 Winter Appeal, visit the CEO Sleepout website.