Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
132
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
146
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
202
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
Anonymous
€125
Anonymous
Well done Caoimhe on undertaking this important challenge for a great cause- best of luck
€50
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
From Nana and Matt 😊
€50
Caroline Daly
Congratulations Caoimhe and all of the transition year participants- what a wonderful effort to make for a most worthwhile cause
€30
Maura Rylands
Caoimhe -well Done on your sleep out- from all the Rylands
€25
Stephen Daly
🥰
€25
Anonymous
€25
Tony Mccabe
€20
Cathal Daly
From Cathal
€20
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Well done Caoimhe
€20
Darragh Connellan
Well done Caoimhe, great cause.
€20
Edel Mcdonough
Well done Caoimhe, from all the McDs
€20
Cliona Fitzpatrick
Good luck Caoimhe
€20
Delia O'connell
Best of luck Caoimhe From the O'Connells 💙💛
€20
Gerry Buckley
Well Done Caoimbe your very good The Buckley Family
€20
Eva & James
Well done Caoimhe!
€20
Richard Sherlock
€20
Anonymous
Well done Caoimhe.
€20
Padraic Cunningham
Well done Caoimhe, great cause.
€20
Anonymous
Good stuff Caoimhe from O’Riordans
€10
Eleanor Stanley
Good luck Caoimhe and well chosen project.
What a great cause to support Caoimhe. Imagine adding homelessness on top of exams and life’s other challenges?