Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
363
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
402
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
558
hours access to Focus Ireland’s education service PETE (Preparation for Education, Training & Employment)
I’m sleeping out against homelessness.
This October 11, I won’t be heading home after school. Instead, I’ll be swapping my warm bed for a sleeping bag – all to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.
Did you know that over 4,000 children in our country don’t have a permanent home? That’s a staggering number. Every child deserves to feel safe and secure, and a home is at the heart of that. But for too many children, this is missing.
Being a teenager comes with its own stresses – schoolwork, exams, friendships, part-time jobs, even just figuring out who you are. I can’t imagine adding homelessness on top of it all. How can you focus on exams when you’re worried about where you’ll sleep next?
That’s why I think it is important to take part in my School Sleep Out as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy. It's a chance to experience, in a small way, the challenges faced by young people experiencing homelessness.
Childhood should be about dreams and hanging out with your friends – not wondering where you lay your head at night. Please show your support by donating to my fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.
My Achievements
Shared Page
Self donated
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising Target
Increased Fundraising Target
Invited a Friend
Completed Sleepout
Challenged a Friend
Thank you to my Sponsors
€150
Charlotte Mccoubrey
€125
David Greene
€100
Anonymous
€100
Shirley O’donoghue
€70
Nicola Hughes
€50
Philip O Reilly
€50
Pat Cassells
Great cause, best of luck to all
€50
Ana Maria M
Great cause
€50
Éabha Mooney
€50
Grainne C
€50
Asha O’neill
€50
Anonymous
€50
Anonymous
€50
Avril Doyle
Best of luck everyone. A great cause!💛
€40
C F
Comhghairdeachas libh.
€40
Anonymous
€40
Furley
€25
Ciara & Sarah
Best of luck Alannah! X x
€25
Eamonn Rowe
€25
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€25
Ronan Mcnamee
Good luck with this very worthwhile fund raiser!
€25
Lara Hayes
€25
Allyzza Catanboga
Donate 🙏🙏
€25
Beatrice Dooley
€25
The Treacy Family
Such a worthy cause. Well done to everyone.
€25
Alison Brady
Best of luck to all!
€25
Susan Mcnamee
On behalf of Ryanna St Louis school
€25
Louise Canty
€25
Susa
€25
Ailish Duggan
Best of luck everyone!
€25
Lena Mahon
Best of luck to everyone involved, such a great cause. I’m sure all the money raised will help many people ❤️
€20
Siobhan Kenny
€20
Aisling Malone
Great cause. Best of luck.
€20
Lynn Geraghty
Best of luck to all tonight. It's a great cause. Lynn (Holly Foran) 3rd year
€20
Anonymous
€20
Sean Rowe
€20
Emma O Reilly
€20
Anonymous
€20
Louise Stenson
Best of luck to all involved
€20
Sandra Davitt
Best of luck to everyone and well done on supporting such an important cause.
€20
Anonymous
€20
Misheel Jar
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Maire Canniffe
€20
Anonymous
€20
Jennifer
Best of look to all the TY students tonight - well done on all your efforts!
€20
Sarah Rowe
€20
Liz Castanheira
€20
Katie Cully
Best of luck to everyone!
€15
Danielle Mac Lennan
€15
Molly
€10
Marina Bowe
€10
Ruth Farragher
Best of luck to the TY team
€10
Amalia Godley
€10
Sinéad Mohan
€10
Deirdre Healy
Best of luck everyone. Great work for a wonderful cause.
€10
Anonymous
€10
Jaidaa Kamar
€10
Ciara Mbooze
Donate everyone
€10
Sharon Muldoon
Great initiative Barbara.
€10
Kayla Berigan
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€5
Baneen Talpur
€5
Anonymous
€5
Emma Howard
Best of luck to you all. An amazing achievement for such a great cause. You should be very proud. Ms Howard
