'Our numbers have increased by 1,500 people. God knows how many it will be next year.'
On a chilly September night, hundreds of people will swap their warm beds for a night on the cold ground, with only sleeping bags, cardboard boxes, and woolly jumpers for comfort. The annual Liverpool Sleepout, organised by the Whitechapel Centre, celebrates its 10th birthday this month - a full decade of raising money for the city's most vulnerable homeless people.
Toni said: 'We've got three adult hostels and two family centres supporting homeless families. Combined, these two centres support about 50 families, and each family can range from two to seven people. 'We've also got a hospital team to go into hospitals around Liverpool to help prevent bed blocking and make sure people who are homeless and going into hospital have somewhere to go when they come out. Last year we supported nearly 5,000 people.
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