‘You need emotional support’ - Woman who was homeless hails Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light campaign

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‘You need emotional support’ - Woman who was homeless hails Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light campaign

The Focus Ireland Shine A Light annual sleepout will take place tomorrow night. The annual event will see companies across the country sleep out all to raise funds for homeless services for Focus Ireland. Kieran was joined by Kelly Ann Byrne, a lived experience Ambassador Focus Ireland and Susan Whyte, Director of Customer Operations at Bord Gais Energy to discuss.. Shine A Light 2023 takes place on Friday, 13 October and aims to raise €1.2m to help end family homelessness. Signing up is quick and easy to do. Simply visit shinealight.focusireland.ie to register and select whether you’re sleeping out as an individual or as part of a team. You can then set your fundraising target and a shareable fundraising page will be created for you

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‘You need emotional support’ - Woman who was homeless hails Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light campaign