Category Archives: Stories

“She was forced to work as a prostitute until she became pregnant, then discarded. Having been brought here illegally, she has no recourse to public funds and a new baby to support. Fear, shame and lack of money means that she is unable to return to her family.” This week we caught up with Darren […]

“Initially we didn’t know how much we’d be able to help families using only telephone support, but the fact we’ve been able to lend a hand in a new way has been amazing. After hearing Stripey Stork were no longer accepting donations, I was worried you’d run out of items. But we’ve been using your […]

“I had one Mum queueing outside the supermarket every morning with her baby, in the hope that nappies would be in stock. It was so stressful for her, but she was desperate. It was wonderful to be able to say we can help! It strengthens your relationship with them no end, proving that you care […]

“I’d been looking on places like Facebook marketplace for a second hand bed, but I couldn’t have afforded one without having to use our food money. Stripey Stork has been such a lifesaver for me and Tom.” Meet Tom*. Tom is becoming such a big boy, so much so that he’d been ready to move […]

A fundraiser’s perspective – from one of our young supporter’s Ava-May At the beginning of May we were contacted by the Malik family whose (now) 8 year old daughter, Ava-May, was determined to make good use of her time during lockdown and fundraise for charities who were helping people during this crisis. We feel extremely […]

“These families are just scraping the rent together. With lockdown in place they have very limited options – charity shops and discount stores are all closed and they have no spare money. Anything I can do to help is a huge weight off their minds.” This week, we caught up with Victoria Kelsall, a Home […]

A volunteer’s perspective by Lois In celebration of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), we wanted to give a different perspective on what ‘Life under lockdown’ has been like for one of our volunteers who’s been helping us out at the warehouse during this time. Lois was recently awarded our Volunteer of the Month Award, which was […]

Team Stork exercising positive mental health Last week (18-24 May 2020) was Mental Health Awareness Week – the team spent some time collating their thoughts and ideas on what’s been helping them to stay positive and release tension during this time. We loved sharing these amongst ourselves, so wanted to share them with our supporters […]

“With the children in lockdown and not going to school, the families are all stuck in one room, going stir crazy. It is affecting their mood and their sleep.”   This week, we caught up with Lisa Gavin from Children & Family Health Surrey to find out how lockdown is impacting the families they support, and […]

“Children fleeing domestic abuse are high need and in trauma already, let alone the layer of anxiety COVID-19 is bringing into their world at the moment.” This week, we heard from Emma B from Reigate and Banstead Women’s Aid (RWBA) to find out how lockdown is impacting the families they support, and how Stripey Stork […]