Why Mattias Ekkert is Sleeping Outside

I’m getting ready for the worst sleep of my year. Why? Because any is too many. As someone who works with high school students, I see the challenges that young people face each and every day. Life is hard enough to navigate as it is, no youth should have to worry about where they're going to spend the night or if anyone out there knows where they are and cares about them. Across Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, hundreds of youth are experiencing houselessness. Thousands more are at risk of that heartbreaking reality and other vulnerabilities, such as poverty, addiction, gang recruitment and mental illness. Research shows that a young person with even one caring, non-parental adult in their life is statistically far more likely to succeed in whatever they’re pursuing. Please join me in making a difference!