Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
159
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
176
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
244
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
€100
Sarah Doyle
€50
Paul Doyle
Good luck
€50
Damien Doyle
€50
Loretta Doyle
€50
Frank Doyle
€50
Annette Dargan
€50
Johnny Hayes
I was to good and to well known to hussle at darts
€40
Anonymous
From Mr & Mrs Anonymous
€25
Marcus Fitzmaurice
€25
The Kid Kennedy
Fair play to ya Ace
€25
Richard Fitzmaurice
€25
Matthew Fisher
Well done Frank. Good luck.
€25
Michael Gibbs
€25
Emma Cooke
€20
Darragh Hanrahan
Fair ply Frank 👏🏻
€20
Noel Mcginnity
€20
Louise Tonkin
€20
Sharon Donlon
Well done Frank!
€20
Alan Doyle
Well done 👏🏻
€20
Simon Cash
€15
Tom Cosgrove
€15
Tim Mcc
€15
Lorraine Eades
Well done Frank 👍🏻
€15
Kate Fennelly
You are my hero
€10
Eoin Kelly
€10
Barry Campion
€10
Shane Kavanagh
€10
Shane Archer
€10
Harry Collier
€10
Cian Madden
Best of Luck Frank
€10
Darren Byrne
€10
Cormac Branagan
€10
Jamie Walsh
Well done frinkle pop
€10
Vanessa Mc
€5
Anonymous
€5
Gavin Nangle
FairPlay Frankie👊🏻👊🏻