Stork stories

“The family were so appreciative; I had a hard time persuading them to accept the gifts.” This was the immediate reaction from one family who

“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

“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

“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

“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

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)

“These families are just scraping the rent together. With lockdown in place they have very limited options – charity shops and discount stores are all

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

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

“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

“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

“You are a lifeline to our supported families. You’ll never know how important it is to be able to say to someone in desperate need

“Lockdown is relentless, the days are long for both parents and children. Many families are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of lockdown, adding to

This is Eli. Beautiful Eli with the most gorgeous smile you’ve ever seen. Tragically Eli died suddenly in his sleep on 12th January this year

“Dreams are the playground of unicorns” – Bruce Coville This story is about why the Santa Stork team work so hard – to give back

We spoke with the support workers at our local women’s refuge, Reigate & Banstead Women’s Aid (RBWA), as they were busy preparing their Santa Stork