This week, we’d like to help a couple called Ann and Michael, and their children.
They are living in a property that is too small for them - four children all share a bedroom but don’t have enough beds, so they take it in turns to sleep on a sofa in the living room.
Ann and Michael have been struggling for money for years but it has gotten a lot harder in recent months. Michel is a self-employed farm worker and sadly injured his leg very badly. He will need surgery and won’t be able to work for a while which is going to put them in extreme financial hardship.
They were nominated by a support worker who said the children’s sleep is being affected by the living conditions and the whole family’s mental health is at rock bottom.
Ann and her support worker have been scouring donation sites for furniture for a long time, but nothing suitable has come up. We’d like to provide the children with beds that fit in the space they have, as well as mattresses and new bedding.
