Ben Callaly

Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

86

hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker

or

95

nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop

or

132

hours access to Focus Ireland’s education service PETE (Preparation for Education, Training & Employment)

Mission Statement

Focus Ireland are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. They work with people who need support to avoid becoming homeless and who need help to end their experience of homelessness and move into a safe and secure home. From the very beginning, their work has been rooted in deep listening to people, learning about the problems and risks they face and pointing to where the solutions lie.

I’m sleeping out against homelessness

This October 11, I'll be doing something a little different. I'll be swapping my warm bed for a sleeping bag to take part in a nationwide sleep out to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.

Homelessness has many faces, and it can happen to anyone. A sudden illness, a job loss, a family breakdown - these are just some of the events that can push someone into homelessness, leaving them with uncertainty and fear.

This is why, on October 11, I'll be stepping outside my comfort zone and participating in Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy. While a one-night sleep out is certainly not the same, it offers a glimpse into the vulnerability and hardship faced by thousands of people in Ireland without a safe and secure home.

This issue becomes even more heartbreaking when we consider the children who face the uncertainty of homelessness. The thought of over 4,000 children in our community without a stable home is simply unacceptable. A child's life should be filled with dreams, not the stress of where they'll sleep each 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.

Please Help Me Reach My Goal By Donating To My Page Below

Raised

€477

My Goal

€250

My team TU Dublin Architectural Technology has raised €9,000

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€125

Could help provide one week of training and educational supports for a young person.

€70

Could help provide a family with children the day-to-day case management they need to find a home of their own.

€40

Could help provide a family with the first vital support session once they become homeless.

€25

Could help provide 5 hot, nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop.

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My Achievements

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Self donated

50% of Fundraising Target

Reached Fundraising Target

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Invited a Friend

Completed Sleepout

Challenged a Friend

Thank you to my Sponsors

€100

Paul Mcgrath

GO BEN

€50

Anonymous

Well done Ben

€50

Anonymous

Very well done Ben

€40

Nana

From Nana & Blathnaid

€40

Patrick

Go on my son

€25

Olwyn

Well done Son, keep warm 👏

€20

Eilis Byrne

Well done Ben

€15

Alicja K

€15

Aidan Geraghty

€15

John Mcgrath

Mad respect 🫡

€15

Sophie Mcmanus

€10

Ruthdowling

Fair play ben

€10

Aimee O’farrell

€10

Conor Mcgrath

€10

Anonymous

€10

Lucy Mcgrath

€10

Anonymous

€10

Lucy Newman

€5

David Gibson

€5

Robyn Kinsella

€5

Adam Fennessy

€5

Kerri O’farrell

Yup ye legend

€2

Ben Callaly

Ben Callaly

Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

86

or

95

or

132

Mission Statement

I’m sleeping out against homelessness

Please Help Me Reach My Goal By Donating To My Page Below

Raised

€477

My Goal

€250

Select amount to donate

Or enter an amount

Staying in touch

My Achievements

Thank you to my Sponsors

Paul Mcgrath

Anonymous

Anonymous

Nana

Patrick

Olwyn

Eilis Byrne

Alicja K

Aidan Geraghty

John Mcgrath

Sophie Mcmanus

Ruthdowling

Aimee O’farrell

Conor Mcgrath

Anonymous

Lucy Mcgrath

Anonymous

Lucy Newman

David Gibson

Robyn Kinsella

Adam Fennessy

Kerri O’farrell

Ben Callaly

Our Team

Kirk McCormack (C)

Dave Knight

€1.00

Stephen Richardson

€25.00

Adam O’Hara

€275.50

Luke OReilly

Pedro Michailos

€8.00

Matthew Kirwan

Oisín Shaw

Aston O Hanlon

€270.00

Adam Quinn

Ben Callaly

€477.00

Aran Gahan

€340.00

Daniel Anatjev

€30.00

Jack Finnegan

€405.00

Robert Manning

€232.00

Mathew Dumitru

Shane O Reilly

€110.00

Ellen Buckley

€130.00

Cian Redmond

€460.00

Katelyn Gallagher

€154.50

Victor Ragan

Roimarc Valdez

€2.00