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Tammy’s story

Tammy* and her two teenage daughters were relocated from outside the area after suffering prolonged domestic violence. We provided a starter parcel and four weeks of food supplies, and, because the emergency accommodation didn’t have enough beds, we asked the Childrensalon Foundation to buy beds and mattresses for Tammy’s daughters. As the years of domestic abuse caught up with her, Tammy suffered a mental breakdown and we supported the family again with food and vouchers. The girls were allocated a secondary school, so we introduced Tammy to local church charities, which helped to buy their uniforms. The school was over an hour and a half away by bus, and the cost of bus passes pushed the family into crisis again. We provided food for the family to ease the immediate financial strain and helped Tammy apply for free passes. Tammy wrote to thank us for being “so much more than a foodbank”. Extras, like helping her apply to a local foundation for Christmas presents, had made the world of difference for her family.

*This is a true story, but names have been changed for confidentiality and photos posed by models.