Cost-of-Living Crisis Leaves Children Without Beds, ACCI Calls for your help

The Good Night Project, launched by Wolverhampton City Council in response to the cost of living crisis, continues to experience high demand across the city. The project was created after it became clear that many families, including young children were facing the heartbreaking reality of having to sleep on the floor.

In partnership with the African Caribbean Community Initiative (ACCI), the Good Night Project has made a significant impact over the past year. Since its launch in 2023, the project has provided:

  • 621 beds
  • 674 mattresses
  • 246 bedding sets
  • 24 cots

These essential items have ensured that vulnerable families across Wolverhampton have safe, warm, and suitable sleeping arrangements.

Demand remains high
across the city

Despite the extraordinary support given so far, need remains urgent. The project continues to receive around 25 referrals every week, with particularly high demand for cots, toddler beds, and beds for children.

Requests for support are spread throughout Wolverhampton, with the highest number of referrals coming from:

  • St. Peter’s – 177 referrals
  • Heath Town – 176 referrals
  • Bushbury South & Low Hill – 122 referrals

Areas with the lowest demand included Penn (15) and Tettenhall Regis (18).

To date, the council has allocated £130,000 through the Government’s Household Support Fund to assist the project. While efforts are being made to ensure the project becomes self-sufficient, ongoing community support remains essential.

Appeal for Donations: Cots, Toddler Beds, and Children’s Beds Urgently Needed

With demand still exceptionally high, the Good Night Project is appealing for donations, particularly:

  • Toddler beds
  • Children’s single beds
  • Double and triple bunk beds
  • Cots

ACCI highlight the impact

"Demand has remained high over the last 12 months. Bunk beds in particular have allowed many children to move from sharing beds with siblings to having their own place to sleep. Our supply of cots, especially after an early donation of over 100 from Kinder Valley, is now running low, so any help to replenish those stocks is greatly appreciated."
Phil Dixon
Project Co-ordinator
"ACCI is proud to partner with the City Council to deliver such an important service to some of Wolverhampton’s most vulnerable residents. A warm, safe, and comfortable place to sleep is a basic human right. We extend our heartfelt thanks to every individual, family, and organisation that has supported the Good Night Project as it enters its third year"
Alicia Spence
CEO

How to donate or apply
for support

To donate a bed, cot, or bedding—or to apply for help from the Good Night Project—please visit The Good Night Project page on our website. 

Find out more

If you do not have items to donate but still wish to contribute, cash donations are also welcomed and make an immediate difference to families in need. 

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