Reggie’s Sleepout is back at the Drake Stadium on Oct. 29. Reggie’s Sleepout is an annual event hosted by the Iowa Homeless Youth Center (IHYC) to raise awareness for local youth homelessness. It is held in honor of Reggie Kelsey, a young man found dead in the Des Moines River at the age of 22, four years after aging out of the foster care system. Now, participants annually build cardboard shelters and camp out on Drake’s field to honor his legacy while fighting to end youth homelessness. All donations raised directly benefit programming for transition aged youth at IHYC and other Iowa homeless youth organizations. 

Register for the event using your Drake email address here. There is no fee for registration.

— Peyton Haas, AS, JO