Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
74
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
82
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
114
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
€50
Tara & Pauric
€40
Barry & Elisha Gallagher
Best of luck with the fundraiser Courtney. Fair play to you 👏👍🙌
€25
Madeleine
€25
Caroline Walshe
Well done Courtney 🥰 xxx
€25
Joan Gallagher
Well done Courtney and friends! Great cause 👏 x
€25
Ann Schlageter
Very proud of you Courtney Love, Auntie Ann NY
€25
Maureen Walshe
€20
Sheena Walshe
Well done Courtney on volunteering for such a wonderful organisation. Im sure you will gain alot from this experience aswell as an insight into homelessness today.
€20
Steven Gallagher
€20
Lorna Reilly
Well done Courtney great cause
€20
Bernie Reilly
Good girl Courtney xxx
€20
Daniel Walshe
Good on ya Courtney!
€20
Katie Walshe
€20
Dessie Walshe
€10
David Walshe
Well done, Courtney.
€10
Ann Marie Gallagher
Best of luck Courtney xx
€10
Colette
€10
Danny Young
€10
Steve
€5
Ciara
Ur welcome 🤓
€1
Clivey
Love you baby girl 🥰
Well done Courtney xx