THE SLEEPING BAG PROJECT NYC provides sleeping bags to street-sleeping-homeless in New York City


According to the Coalition for the Homeless, there are around 63,000 New Yorkers living in the municipal shelter system every night, signaling a 77 percent hike from that 10 years ago. Nearly three quarters of them are families with children.

They do not include the people on the street. According to Urban Pathways, a nonprofit organization serving homeless adults in New York since 1975, more than 3,800 people are sleeping outdoors across the city's five boroughs. 

What We've Achieved So Far

  • We received 501(c)(3) non-profit organization status;

  • Our annual "Karen Stedman Walk For Warmth" (held annually in October), while our largest fundraiser…the demand for sleeping bags is ongoing all year. We welcome your support any time. Please consider The Sleeping Bag Project NYC in your will.

  • 100% of all donations were used for the purchase of sleeping bags.  All administrative costs are donated by volunteers. 

  • Since 2014, we’ve distributed nearly 10,000 sleeping bags @ an average cost of $25 each.