Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
117
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
130
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
181
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
€220
Billy Harty
€125
Kate Harty
€40
Aoife O’dwyer
Best of luck Gracie, a wonderful cause.
€40
Billy (bd) Harty
Good on you
€30
Johnny, Louise, Dave, Tom &jess
Well done Gracie Mai xx
€30
Lins, Dec, Lizzie, Maeve And Conor Xx
Well done Gracie Mai!
€20
Anonymous
€20
Eleanor Carlton
Well done Gracie Mai, so proud of you xx
€20
Dan Mcnamara
Great cause Mai . Well done 👏
€20
Darragh & Sharon Harty
Well done kid 👍🏼
€20
Mary Bermingham
Well done Gracie Mai
€20
Anne And Harry Ross
Well done Gracie.
€20
Dan & Chloe
Great cause, well done girly💖 xx
€10
Louise Carlton
€10
Triona Ardmore
👏👏Well done Gracie Mai
€5
Sarah Collins
✌️
€2
Jayden Cregan
hello gras ma
Well done honey. x