Yankees’ general manager continues to show that it is not all about him.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been sleeping outside to raise awareness for youth homelessness for a few years now.
In fact, he has done this for the past ten years and will continue doing that tonight by sleeping in Times Square, which is being held there for the first time.
The nationwide event typically raises over $10 million.
Cashman has done this for the past 13 years in support of The Covenant House nonprofit.
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Along with Cashman are thousands of other people who are giving up their comfortable bed for one night to raise funds and ensure that young people facing homelessness can sleep safely at Covenant House.
“There are 4.2 million youth experiencing homelessness each year in the U.S. alone,” said Covenant House President & CEO Bill Bedrossian. “It is our moral obligation as a society to provide safe places for young people to sleep, to have no young person go hungry, no young person to be caught in the nightmare of human trafficking. Every day at Covenant House, we care for young people who are highly motivated and pursuing their promise and their dreams.
We need to join our voices with them, to change laws, policies, and practices that lead to youth and young families becoming homeless in the first place.
“Everyone can do something this November,” said Bedrossian “By participating in a Sleep Out or supporting a Sleep Out participant, everyone can help and raise urgently needed funds for Covenant House, spread awareness about the youth homelessness crisis, and send a powerful message of solidarity to our youth.”
Kia is the Presenting Sponsor for Times Square Sleep Out. “At Kia America, we believe that every day is the day we should be moving closer to ending youth homelessness,” said Steven Center, COO of Kia America. “Youth overcome homelessness when they have a safe place to sleep and the chance to rebuild their lives, and we are proud to be teaming up with Covenant House to help put an end to this crisis.”
Covenant House will also join forces with IKEA Brooklyn to amplify the power of safe shelter and what safe space means to youth facing homelessness. I
