Maisie Smith

Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

113

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

or

126

nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop

or

175

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

€630

My Goal

€250

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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Thank you to my Sponsors

€70

Richard Smith

Well done Maisie Wrap up warm! Uncle Richard xx

€50

Martin Smith

Bon chance

€40

Robert & Dianne Smith

Good luck from Millport!!!

€40

Anonymous

€30

David Cooney

€25

Irene Mclaren

Good luck Maisie, stay warm

€25

Anonymous

€25

Anonymous

€25

Anonymous

€25

Tg

Good work for a great cause. Well done.

€25

Ana

Well done

€20

Jane Hughes

Well done Maisie! I hope you bring a hot water bottle and stay warm this eve!

€20

Hilary Sheil

Good luck Maisie!!

€20

Beatriz + Maria

€20

Catriona Ryan

Well done Maisie! 🥶

€20

Anne Murnaghan

€20

Brona Fitzgerald

From Brona Fitz! Good luck Maisie!

€20

Jacko

Great that you are doing this Maisie! Good luck!!

€15

Osian Dance

Good luck Maisie! What a great thing to do. Sending out best, Osian & Greg xx

€15

Ellie

Maisie! You are incredible, good luck with the sleep out!!

€10

Elise Wild

Well done!

€10

Laura Brock

I love the fact that you got the aurora borealis on your fundraising night out. Well done, it's an experience you'll never forget. Love to all, Laura.

€10

Paolo Ignatious Flanaband

Well Done Masie, I'm sure your parents are very proud...I know the people of Finglas and the Lang Toun are.

€10

Alastair Smith

Good luck!

€10

Helen Morgan

Well done Maisie! Amazing amount of money raised for such a good cause! 😍

€10

Glen O’dea

A great cause, well done Maisie!

€10

Oonagh Keogh

Best of luck with this! Well done! 👍🏻

€5

Anonymous

€5

Maisie Smith

Clonturk Community College

Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

113

or

126

or

175

Mission Statement

I’m sleeping out against homelessness.

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

Raised

€630

My Goal

€250

Select amount to donate

Or enter an amount

Staying in touch

My Achievements

Thank you to my Sponsors

Richard Smith

Martin Smith

Robert & Dianne Smith

Anonymous

David Cooney

Irene Mclaren

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Tg

Ana

Jane Hughes

Hilary Sheil

Beatriz + Maria

Catriona Ryan

Anne Murnaghan

Brona Fitzgerald

Jacko

Osian Dance

Ellie

Elise Wild

Laura Brock

Paolo Ignatious Flanaband

Alastair Smith

Helen Morgan

Glen O’dea

Oonagh Keogh

Anonymous

Isabelle Ryan

Our Team

David Neary (C)

€2,470.00

Frank Doyle

€880.00

Lauren Donovan

€370.00

Maisie Smith

€630.00

David O'Hara

€254.50

Naoise Bailey

€1,110.00

Jude Condren

€220.00

David Todoran

€5.00

Filip Marczynski

€10.00

Sadbh Clancy

€569.74

Bianca Matache

€100.00

Calum

€100.00

Sinéad Richards

€250.00

Ted McEnroe

€310.00

Michael Jordan

€160.00