A west Belfast mother has praised a local women's centre for providing support during a 'very chaotic and stressful' time FootprintsWomen ChildrenInNeed
In the past two years, Footprints has diverted the equivalent of 145,000 meals that would have been wasted to families in needA west Belfast mother has praised a local women's centre for providing support during a "very chaotic and stressful" time.Kate said that she was reluctant to seek help in case people thought she could not care for her children.
"Ours was the first. We are very proud because there have been other models that have opened off the back of that," said chief executive Isobel Loughran."We formed partnerships with local schools, setting up breakfast clubs and pop up shops in local hostels." "Children in Need has been core to supporting our service over the last few years, empowering women and families in this area which has high levels of poverty."The centre has also created employment through their day-care service, with 17 posts.
"It was teaching them how to work on a budget, how to pick the right nutritious food and so how it feels to have more or less money," said Ms Loughran., which supports hundreds of projects in Northern Ireland, is best known for its appeal night which was first broadcast in November 1980.
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