Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
141
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
157
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
218
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
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Invited a Friend
Completed Sleepout
Challenged a Friend
My Updates
Errigal College School Sleep Out
Tuesday 1st OctOn October 11, our Transition Year students at Errigal College will be participating on @FocusIreland’s #ShineALight, proudly supported by @BordGaisEnergy.
Homelessness is a critical issue, and our students understand the importance of taking action. By sleeping out, they’ll gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness and raise vital funds for Focus Ireland.
Please show your support to our students by donating to our school fundraising goal of €250.00
https://joinus.focusireland.ie/fundraisers/corahiggins/shine-a-light-school
#SleepOutAgainstHomelessness
Thank you to my Sponsors
€25
Niamh Cullen
€25
Grit Mcgee
€25
Katarzyna Baranowska
€25
Michelle Garry-oreilly
Well done Cora, students and all involved.
€25
Pascale Gallanagh
€25
Noreen
Fantastic Cause. Well done to Miss Higgins and all Errigal students involved.
€25
Anne Molloy
Well done Cora super proud of you all x
€25
Marisa Roarty
€20
Margaret Russell-kelly
€20
Michael Kelleghan
€20
Kelly White
🎉
€20
Helen Molloy
€20
Emma & Martin
€20
Michelle Mc Fadden
€20
Janet Mcgeever
Well done
€20
Sean Molloy
€20
Laura Crossan
€20
Rosemary Mc Hugh
€20
Moira Gillespie
€20
Nuala Quigg
€20
Evan Gorrell
Well done Cora & team! 👏
€20
Roseleen Gallagher
Well done to everyone 👏
€20
Cora Higgins
€20
Michelle Doherty
€20
Avril Kelleghan
€20
Conor Bradley
€20
Zara Geraghty
€20
Sarah Quigg
€10
Lynn Pearson
€10
Ciara Colhoun
Well Done everyone 😊
€10
Elaine Mcgettigan
Good woman!!
€10
Shannon Smyth
€10
Grainne Doherty
€10
Yvonne Lynch
€10
Orla
Brilliant Cora well done x
€10
Georgia Keys
Well done xx
€10
Plunkett Keys
€10
Eoghan Megannety
Well done Cora.
€10
M Crossan
Well Done Cora & TY students x
€10
Ànne Goggin
€10
Sandra Higgins
€10
Victoria Kelly
€10
Carla Keys
€10
Aoife Cooney
€10
Joan Brannigan
€10
Deirdre Gallagher
€5
Congratulations to Cora and her team.