WESTFIELD — Like many civic organizations, the Westfield-West Springfield Lodge of Elks devotes much of its time to charity endeavors. On Jan. 18, the lodge will host a comedy night to help children in Western Massachusetts sleep better at nihgt.
A Bed for Every Child, which began as an initiative of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless in 2012, is a nonprofit organization that seeks to ensure children across Massachusetts have safe, comfortable sleeping arrangements.
“They’re trying to ensure that every child has a safe place to sleep,” said Lodge Secretary Patricia O’Connor. Children living in poverty sometimes do not have a bed of their own, and instead, share a bed with a parent, siblings or other relative or sleep in a bed that is too small or otherwise unsuitable.
