Living in Limbo

How can we do our homework when we don’t have a home?”

Of the thousands of questions that Chloe, 9, and Liam, 7, asked their mum after arriving at the crisis refuge, she found this one the hardest to answer.*

In their old home, they both had their own little desk in their bedroom. But their new place was very different.

Instead of a room each, they now had to share a bedroom with their mum, their little sister Imogen, 2, and their baby brother Josh, who cried a lot and kept them awake at night, making them tired for school.

When domestic violence forces families to flee their homes, children’s schooling is often one of the first things that suffers as a result.

Your generosity towards families in need means that, together, we can give vulnerable kids the childhood they deserve.

Thanks to the support of generous people like you, we bought new school shoes for Chloe and Liam, so they don’t have to wear their old joggers to school.

We connected Chloe, Liam and their mum with a counsellor, so they don’t have to live daily with the trauma they experienced at home.

And finally, we found the family a home of their own, so they don’t have to live in the refuge any longer.

Your kindness makes incredible things possible.

We have a new desk in our new home. It’s a proper grown-ups one! It’s easy to do our homework now.”

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