Our purpose is to create within students a hunger for the Word, a passion for the lost, and to help them become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
Sleep Out ‘08
Adventure with Purpose
The COMMUNITY CHALLENGE SLEEP OUT is an opportunity to bring focus and visibility to the issue of homelessness in Anoka County and experience just a little sample of what homelessness is all about!
We will be sleeping outside, learning, experiencing, and having a soup supper.
This event is for youth and adults.
In order to participate:
Entry Fee: a bag of groceries will be delivered to one of the local community food shelves.
You will need to find and bring some type of temporary shelter ( cardboard box, etc.)
Students must have a signed permission slip filled out and turned in by Wednesday, November 5th.
The average annual cost of meeting basic needs for a single person with 2 children in the Twin Cities Metro are is $43,800. This would require a full time position at an hourly wage of $21.07 to meet the basic needs. Current minimum wage in MN is $6.15 for large employers.
One-third of Minnesota’s homeless population site the inability to afford housing cost as the primary reason for leaving previous housing.
In 2003, 30% of all adults experiencing homelessness in MN reported income from work, with 13% working full time.
The number of children living in temporary housing grew more than eight times, from 330 on one night in 1987 to 2,803 on one night in 2004.
MN Department of Education has reported homeless student enrollment: 2006-2007—5,139
This will be a great opportunity to raise awareness for the plight of the homeless. We sincerely hope you can participate.
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The COMMUNITY CHALLENGE SLEEP OUT is an opportunity to bring focus and visibility to the issue of homelessness in Anoka County and experience just a little sample of what homelessness is all about! 
In order to participate:
The average annual cost of meeting basic needs for a single person with 2 children in the Twin Cities Metro are is $43,800. This would require a full time position at an hourly wage of $21.07 to meet the basic needs. Current minimum wage in MN is $6.15 for large employers.