Make content about: A mother found emergency relief
An unexpected car repair forced a mother to wash her family in washing-up liquid before emergency toiletries brought relief.
This story
After an expensive car repair pushed her family into debt, a mother prioritised feeding her children over her own health and fell into sickness and depression. Without money for basic hygiene items, the family washed themselves and their clothes in washing-up liquid and she became housebound during her period. A referral from her doctor to a foodbank provided essential toiletries, groceries and washing powder.
Where you could take it
Meet with a mother to discuss navigating debt, hygiene poverty, and the relief of receiving basic everyday toiletries.
The charity
- Charity: Suffolk Community Foundation
- Registration number: 1109453
- Based in: Ipswich, England