I have done this for my local homeless charity. But I slept on the street. We met and talked to real homeless people. The army provided food to the actual homeless on the night. A barber showed up to give them free hair cuts. Our sleeping bags after the night given to them. Warm clothes donated. We then had a multitude of locals meet every Friday night outside a church to provide food and an ear for these people. I understand they raised money certainly not awareness