WHY HELP?
Legacy Lodge will be built in an area where there are very high levels of poverty, addiction and abuse. Children from these homes need somewhere to go when things get tough. The group that will use this new facility is made up of local children and children from a Women's Crisis Centre that we also support.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
£100,000 is a HUGE fundraising goal!
To put this into a more digestible figure, each cubed metre will cost £333 to complete. Perhaps you might like to get together in a group to raise that amount or just donate what you are able to.
HOW WILL THIS EXCITING PROJECT BECOME REALITY?
The land where this lodge will be built is already owned by those proposing to run it, and the ground is already being prepared in anticipation of the funds coming in (God willing!🙏).
Professionally drawn plans and a computer-generated image have been made so we have a clear picture of how this new project is likely to take shape!
KNOW MORE ABOUT WHY WE SHOULD HELP...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) affect each young person connected to the group that will benefit from Legacy Lodge. Each has a parent who is an addict, or they endure neglect and poverty or there is abuse at home. Research shows that ACEs often cause these children future physical and emotional problems including addiction. This facility will assist in breaking this cycle.
MEET THE CHILDREN
Shura is from a home where his dad is an alcoholic. His mum is always out working to pay for the family, and his father’s addiction. When they are together at home, Shura doesn’t want to be there as the screaming, fights and constant swearing make home a traumatic place to be.
Timur saw domestic abuse from a young age until he was 10. When trying to defend his mum, Timur would feel the brutal end of his father’s fists too.
Sofia spent time in an orphanage and went on to be fostered while her mum was in prison on drug abuse charges. At the foster home she lacked parental care and was forced to defend herself from the older teenagers. Thankfully, Sofia and her mum are reunited but there is a lot of pain in her young heart after the 10 years spent apart.
Artem’s father is an alcoholic who constantly declares that Artem is not his son. This has made him feel unwanted, so Artem chooses to live with his grandmother.
He is a very sociable boy but hides his hurt behind a big smile.