In a country where food banks are a necessity for thousands and the poverty gap is ever-widening, it can be easy for those who need an occasional helping hand to become swallowed up in a void - like a lost penny down the side of the sofa.

Luckily for them, Jaime Thurston wasn't going to let that happen.

After realising that there were many people who were in dire need of a boost, the mum-of-two launched 52 Lives - a website which aims to change someone's life every week of the year through small yet collective, random acts of kindness.

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