Azzy Messerschmidt

im walking because no-one should ever feel unsupported during homelessness

from the 31st of october 2025 to the 27th of january 2026, i was homeless. i spent half my time in the spare bedroom of some amazing friends, and the other half in a temporary boarding situation with a looming deadline. i was never "homeless" in the traditional sense of sleeping rough and scrounging for cash, but i had no stability and faced the real truth of sleeping rough if i didnt find a solution in a couple days. i cried in offices to get pushed up a boarding waitlist so i wouldnt be sleeping rough over christmas. i had to fight real estate agencies and facebook groups to find a place i could afford. i applied to about 50 properties, and got rejected for all but one. i am so eternally grateful for the support i got from the people closest to me, but i recognise the immense privelege i had to have a temporary roof over my head. 

i want to show my support back, give back and show other people threatened with homelessness and sleeping rough that they deserve to be loved, cared for, and to find the same stability that i was able to make for myself. i wouldnt have a warm bed, running water, internet, anything, if i didnt have resources and support. if donating and fundraising helps someone else out of homelessness, i did my job.