Daybreak holds annual sleepout

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was cold Friday morning, but that was part of the “homeless” experience.

The Daybreak Center on Walnut Street in Macon hosted its 3rd annual Greater Macon Sleepout.

Nearly 70 participants spent the night in tents in the cold.

It was a way to experience a small part of what it’s like to be homeless.

Dozens of people sleep out at Daybreak

Daybreak director Katie Norris says she wants people to understand no one should live as the homeless.

They have no comfortable place to sleep, and the weather can be rough.

Daybreak provides coffee and warm food in the morning.

It was Matt Rose’s first time doing the Sleepout.

In fact, he said he hadn’t even heard of Daybreak until recently.

But, he’s glad he was able to help the those in need by raising the $1000 goal each participant had.

This is the only fundraiser Daybreak does all year, and it helps pay for the food and other resources they give to the homeless.

For more information on Daybreak, head over to their website.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A group of people are experiencing what it is like to be homeless at Central City Park.

Workers and volunteers at the Daybreak Center in Macon are spending Thursday night at Walnut Street.

“I don’t know how people do it,” said Katie Norris director of the Daybreak Center “I think if nothing else we can take away from this experience there are people that do this every night and no one should have to.”

Participants in the sleep-out event are sleeping in tents and were given chili to help stay warm.