WHAT: Covenant House Michigan (CHM) invites the public to its 17th Annual Candlelight Vigil Against Youth Homelessness on Thursday, Nov. 20. Supporters will come together to light a candle of hope, sing, pray and take a stance for the estimated 5,000+ metro Detroit youth who wander the street on any given night in search for a warm bed, a hot meal and someone to care. The vigil coincides with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 15-23) and kicks off the inaugural Sleep-Out: Executive Edition, scheduled later that evening. Metro Detroit business leaders will spend the night outside at the CHM campus to raise funds and bring attention to the plight of homeless youth in Detroit and across the nation.
Michigan's First Lady Sue Snyder is honorary chair and Wayne State University's First Lady Jacqueline Wilson is co-chair for the event. Sleep-Out participants include: Andrea Fischer Newman, senior vice president government affairs, Delta Air Lines; Kimberly Mulqueen, partner, Deloitte Consulting; Mike Sarafa, president and CEO, Bank of Michigan; David Senatore, vice president, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Sam Slaughter, incoming president, Detroit Auto Dealers Association; Jason Brown, principal, PublicCity PR; Rich Thompson, president, MST Steel; Dan Weingartz, partner and president, Weingartz; and M. Roy Wilson, WSU president.
Covenant House Michigan will be accepting socks, washcloths, towels, full-size toiletries, gift cards and monetary donations at the event. These donations will assist CHM in providing crucial services such as shelter, food, clothing, counseling, transitional living, health services and education/vocational training to homeless, runaway and at-risk youth less than 22 years of age.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014
Public Candlelight Vigil: 6 to 7 p.m.
The Sleep Out: Executive Edition will begin immediately following the vigil.
WHERE: Covenant House Michigan's Main Campus
2959 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Detroit, MI 48208
For more information about the Candlelight Vigil Against Youth Homelessness or the Sleep Out: Executive Edition, visit covenanthousemi.org.