One Night In A Car is a community-wide impact event on Fri/Sat Aug 22/23 at Meridian Habitat Park in Puyallup. One Night In A Car is a unique opportunity to taste the reality lived by hundreds of kids across eastern Pierce County ? and the means to change it. More than an experience, One Night will directly impact kids? lives in the context of community. Partner organizations have assembled a one-of-a-kind time ? a thought provoking simulation of family poverty with a twist. You can expect an amazing night as young people and families from across the community gather to pool resources, sleeping bags and coffee in hand! WHAT WILL WE DO? Participants will eat a typical meal from a local food bank, hear honestly and interact with front-line staff working with families and those who have experienced homelessness first hand, then spend the night sleeping in their car (or a tent if they so choose). This is no camping trip - participants will limit the resources they bring along to make the experience as true to life as possible. On Saturday morning, One Nighters will wake to an amazing pancake breakfast to celebrate the experience together and say goodbye to new friends. HOW DOES THIS IMPACT KIDS? We figured out what it costs to provide the keys that kids and families need to escape homelessness in our community. For $350, Helping Hand House can provide an essential 6 weeks of mentoring, education and employment assistance in our Accountable Housing program - practical tools for a family with children to escape poverty in the context of a safe home. ONE NIGHT IS LIKE A CHARITY 5K WITH NO RUNNING INVOLVED. Participants gather pledges ahead of time ($350 for individual/$500 for family) from friends and family to change the lives of real people. We make this part easy! Our team will help with messages and eye-opening stats you can use ? just copy or repost them on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with the hashtag #onenightinacar. Your friends can respond and support you immediately online to help you reach your goal. Then spend the night experiencing the reality faced by hundreds of kids across our communities as they eat from the local food bank and sleep in the car. Please join us for One Night In A Car! Register today and learn more at http://onenightinacar.org.