“My life before was scary, exhausting, lonely and I didn’t feel like it was worth living. Trying to break the cycle and leave someone who is a bully was very difficult, especially having a daughter. When I finally did, it was like I walked into another hell. I found it very difficult to get somewhere to stay even for the night to keep me and my daughter safe and I slept in my car for several days. The housing department was not very helpful.

After a long battle, I was given temporary accommodation and eventually after many emails and standing up for myself I got a one bedroom council flat. When I finally thought “this is it, we have a home!” I was left heartbroken as I walked in and there was nothing! I mean literally nothing - it was a shell and nothing like home.

There were so many thoughts running through my head: how can I cook my daughter food, how can I wash her clothes, where is she going to sleep? Then you came and it felt like a guardian angel. Furnishing Futures changed my life in more ways than you can imagine. You filled my home with light, calm and most importantly that feeling of home. You made me feel like I had made it and all the struggle and the hardship was worth it.

You made me feel like it was going to be okay. What you have done for me and my daughter I will forever be grateful for. My daughter can actually lie in her own bed and feel safe, feel warm and be able to be a child.”