52 Lives

#538 Kai and Ruby

Request: Donations / Gifts / Kind messages

This week, we'd like to help a 10-year-old boy called Kai and his little sister, Ruby, who is 6.

Kai and Ruby were removed from their mum’s care due to neglect and are now living with their dad, Martin.

Martin struggles with his mental health, is very isolated and has no family support. He was living in a one bedroom flat but, now that he is caring for the children, they’ve moved into a council house together.

Kai has significant additional needs and is on a reduced timetable at school, so he spends a lot of time at home.

The council house they’ve moved into is unfurnished and the old flooring has been ripped out.

Kai was nominated by his school’s family support worker. She said it’s a really critical time in Kai’s development and his support needs are only increasing, so the environment at home needs to feel safe and calm for him.

“Kai does not communicate much, so sharing his feelings can be challenging for him, but both children are so excited to have a bedroom of their own. Your help will make it so much more special.”

We'd like to help with flooring, bedding, toys and other things they need for the home.

*Names have been changed.

What We Need

1. Donations: 100% of your donations will be used to help this family. You can donate online or by text message using the details below.

2. Gifts from a wishlist: We've set up an Amazon wishlist with some things for the home and for the children. To buy a gift, just click on the link below and choose your gift. When you checkout, tick 'this is a gift', and select the 'gift registry address' for delivery. It will be sent directly to the family.

2. Kind messages: If you would like to send a kind message for them, you can either write your message in the form below and we will pass it along (your contact details won't be shared), or you can post a message to: 52 Lives (Life 538), PO Box 3154, Reading, RG1 9AT.

What We Did

We raised more than £1500 in donations and gifts, and have been able to provide flooring, furniture and lots of gifts for the children. Thank you to everyone who helped. His support worker said the children were blown away by the presents you sent!