WHEELING — Homemade sleeping quarters creatively disguised as stadiums, baseball dugouts, race cars and more were on display during the Wheeling Sleep Out on Friday.

Hosted by Youth Services System of Wheeling, the event serves as an annual fundraiser for YSS’ Transitional Living Program, “which provides housing, life skills, employment assistance and more for young adults ages 17-21 who are experiencing homelessness, have aged out of the system of care, or otherwise find themselves without shelter and support.”

The event is usually held outdoors, but was moved inside to the YSS building because of heavy rain. Most of the sleeping quarters are made out of cardboard and would have been damaged by rainfall. This year’s theme was sports.

Derrick Cash of Wheeling made a baseball dugout comp

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