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Chris Cooper is doing a three-day sleep-out to raise awareness about homelessness.
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14/11/2024
Former homeless man Chris Cooper is doing a three-day sleep-out around Wolverhampton to raise awareness about homelessness.
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00:00
Okay then Chris, so you're doing a charity sleep out for three nights around Wolverhampton.
00:05
You're doing it for the Good Shepherd, aren't you?
00:08
The Good Shepherd and the Wolves Foundation.
00:10
Right, right. So you were actually homeless, weren't you, for six months, is that right?
00:14
Yeah, I was an alcoholic and a drug user myself 14 years ago. I've been clean since.
00:22
But I want to put all my support back into getting other homeless people off the streets.
00:27
So what help do you think this will do?
00:31
All the money that's raised will go to the Wolves Foundation, to go to the Good Shepherd.
00:36
And then the Good Shepherd does a lot of work with the homeless.
00:40
They get breakfast clubs, they feed them, they get support in getting rehabbed and stuff like that.
00:47
So you've already done one night, haven't you, in Wolverhampton?
00:51
Yeah, I've done one night last night. It was warm but it was a bit wet.
00:56
Yeah, it must be the rain that's awful, really.
01:00
Yeah, to be honest, we've not had much rain, which is thankful.
01:07
Homeless people have to face it most of the time.
01:11
And when you're wet and cold, it's even worse.
01:14
Yeah, absolutely. And you're doing the modelling you sleep out tonight, is that right?
01:19
Modelling you sleep out tomorrow night.
01:21
So where are you tonight? You're back in Wolverhampton City Centre.
01:25
I'll be round the city centre again for another night.
01:27
Yeah, yeah. OK then, mate.
01:29
Well, all the best anyway.
01:31
Fingers crossed you'll raise a lot of awareness, do you?
01:34
Thank you very much.
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