52 Lives

#521 Celebrating mums

Request: Donations / Gifts / Kind messages

This week, we’d love to show some kindness to 200 incredible mums, in time for Mother’s Day next week.

Many of the women we’ll be helping are living in temporary accommodation with their children, sometimes all in one room, sharing bathrooms, with no proper cooking facilities. Some are sofa-surfing, never knowing when they might have to move again.

Our friends at The Magpie Project support mums with children under-fives who are facing homelessness. They’re planning special Mother’s Day events to remind these women that they matter. We’d like to help make sure every mum who attends receives a present.Jane, who founded the charity, said: “Can you imagine mothering with nothing? Staying awake at night so ants or mice don’t crawl over your children while they sleep? Camping on the floor so they can have the only bed? This is happening now.

These mums are doing an extraordinary job in the hardest of circumstances. We’ve created a wishlist of filled with gifts suggested by The Magpie Project, and any donations will also help fund the Mother’s Day celebrations and any other practical support they need. We would also love lots of cards and kind messages, which will be shared with the mums at the Mother’s Day events.

What We Need

1. Donations: 100% of your donations will be used to provide things these mums need. You can donate online or by text using the details below.

2. Gifts from a wishlist: We've set up a wishlist with some gift suggested by the people who are working with the mums. To buy a gift, please click the link below and choose the gift you'd like to buy and it will be sent straight to The Magpie Project (just click 'this is a gift' and choose the gift registry address when you check out),

3. Kind messages: If you would like to send a kind message for any of the women, please write your message in the form below and it will be passed along (your contact details will not be shared). Or you can post kind messages to: 52 Lives (521), PO Box 3154, Reading, RG1 9AT.

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(if you are sending a message of support for the person we’re helping, there is no need to fill in your email address or telephone number)

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