Megan's story
15-year-old Megan* was born with a hereditary condition making her legally blind.
Her stepfather often told her ‘she couldn’t do anything properly’ and that she was ‘hopeless’.
Unable to take his verbal abuse any more, she moved away from home and got in touch with Mission Australia’s Canterbury Bankstown Youth Service (CBYS).
CBYS provided crisis accommodation and counselling to overcome the impact that her stepfather had on her self-confidence.
She has since been moved into transitional accommodation and CBYS staff helped her to get additional help from Vision Australia and other disability support services.
Megan is now thriving as a talented musician and has won awards during Youth Week. She plans to pursue a career in music and is determined to be financially independent.
*Names and images have been changed to protect the identities of the people we helped.
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