This week, we’d like to help a woman called Dina, who is 7 months pregnant and living in a cold, bare house.
Dina has mental health issues and is incredibly vulnerable. She was abused by her partner, and spent some time in a refuge before being rehoused.
But the house she has been placed in is appalling. It’s freezing cold, unfurnished and has concrete floors. She has no fridge, no washing machine, no cooking facilities and she's sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Dina’s social worker said: “Dina gets very tearful when we talk about her living conditions. She can’t afford white goods or a proper bed or any of the things she needs for her unborn baby.”
She is under a lot of emotional stress and has no support. We’d like to provide all the essential things her and her baby need.