Homelessness in Ireland has increased by 9% in the last year.

In the last 6 months:

5 people became homeless every day

2 children became homeless every day

One family became homeless every day

One family became homeless every day in the last 6 months.

 2,500 CHILDREN are living in emergency accommodation.

These are the reasons TodayFM created 'The Big Busk' campaign.

CEO Pat Dennigan spoke to Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast.

Pat said if we can come together as a country and tackle Covid we can tackle homelessness:

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Just go to todayfm.com/busk for more on 'The Big Busk'

Sign up & sing out for The Big Busk for @FocusIreland on Friday March 11th! 🎤

Buskers will proudly perform live at @IrishRail stations, in their local communities & online, supporting the journey home for people experiencing homelessness

Will you join us? 🎸🎵

— Today FM 💛 (@TodayFM) February 21, 2022

Scott is one of the people who have benefited from Focus Ireland.

Check out his positive inspiring story here: