Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
115
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
128
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
177
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
Johntiernan
€50
Yvonne Rooney
Well done Sienna from Nana and grandad
€50
Leo Rooney
Best of luck Sienna from uncle Leo
€30
Zara Amd Gareth
Best of luck
€30
Katie Rooney
Well done Sienna xx
€30
Daniel Smith
Well done Soenna, best of luck. Scal.
€25
Lyncher
Well done best of luck sienna
€25
Damien Shannon
€20
Chris Kelly
Good luck sienna
€20
Ray Fitzpatrick
Well done Sienna,very worthy cause.
€20
Karen Folan
Well done Sienna 👏🏻
€20
Mark Mcgoldrick
Well done Sienna 🙌🏻
€20
Aaron Cawley
€20
Owen Mahon
Best of luck Sienna 👍
€20
Steven Armstrong
Well done Sienna, great cause. Steven
€20
Sean Rooney
Goodluck Sienna from Uncle Sean
€20
Darren Kearns
Best of luck Sienna, well done. Kearnsy.
€20
Adrian Conlon
Best of luck Sienna, well done. Adrian.
€10
Feargal Rooney
Well done Sienna!
€10
Kyle Cawley
€10
Steve Feeney
Best of luck
€10
Orlaith Lynch
€10
Ross Downey
€10
Lee Marshall
€10
Nicky Devins
€10
John Conlon
Well done 👏
€10
Ciaran O'boyle
Well done Sienna and best of luck. Scholsey 👏
€10
Fantastic effort, Sienna. Well done and congratulations to all your pals and all involved. Your grand uncle John, aka JJ xx