David Neary

Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

446

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

or

494

nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop

or

686

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 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.

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

Raised

€2,470

My Goal

€2,000

My team Clonturk CC TY's 2024 has raised €27,349

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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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Invited a Friend

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Challenged a Friend

Thank you to my Sponsors

€125

Eoghan Kelly

€100

Anonymous

€100

Joan Neary

Best of luck David to you and all your colleagues and TY students.

Noel Dunning

Fair play to you! 👏🥶

€50

Anonymous

€50

Cathal Compton

€50

Brendan And Ann

Good luck David

€50

Kevin Finn

€40

€25

Mikey Lannon

€25

Evan Talty

Best of luck Davy

€25

Rory Hester

€25

Shane Mannion

Good luck David. Mango.

€25

Barry Corrigan

Good man David.

Tadhg O’rourke

€25

Rory Carthy

Fair play David

€25

Brendan N

Up Elphin!

€25

€20

Tricia

Gud man David

€20

Dylan Owens

€20

Paul O Brien

€20

Niamh Thorpe

€20

Pearse And Valerie

Well done David 👏

€20

Sandra Mc Donnell

Best of Luck David .

€20

Tara Higgins

€20

Enda Carr

€20

Declan Lavery

Great cause well done.

Timmy Gibbons

Good many davayyy🐧

€10

Robbie Gibbons

🫡

Órla Cox

€10

Aaron Convey

€5

David Neary

Clonturk Community College

Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

446

or

494

or

686

Mission Statement

I’m sleeping out against homelessness.

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

Raised

€2,470

My Goal

€2,000

Select amount to donate

Or enter an amount

Staying in touch

My Achievements

Thank you to my Sponsors

Eoghan Kelly

Anonymous

Joan Neary

David Neary

Rebecca Nolan

Colm Neary

Elaine Finneran

Evan O’beirne

Zac+lyla Rogers

Brian Neary

Noel Dunning

Anonymous

Cathal Compton

Brendan And Ann

Kevin Finn

Paddy Neilan

Majella Smyth

Niall Moran

Rosaleen Cummins

Ann Mcnamara

Andy J

John Cunningham

Máire Leydon

Sheena Batista

Joanne

Anita Moran

Shauna Bannon

Elaine

Mikey Lannon

Evan Talty

Rory Hester

Shane Mannion

Barry Corrigan

Anonymous

Anna Deeney

Adam Tighe

Sharon Dunning

Carmel Tighe

Tadhg O’rourke

Rory Carthy

Brendan N

Keith Murphy

Colin & Sarah Compton

Aidan Main

Sean Mullooly

Aine Burke

Laura Fitzgerald

John Neary

Coman Neary

Colm Lavin

Tricia

Dylan Owens

Paul O Brien

Niamh Thorpe

Pearse And Valerie

Sandra Mc Donnell

Tara Higgins

Enda Carr

Declan Lavery

Diarmuid Murtagh