First Nations Support

Mattress - Queen

Help for a new bed for a lady who has physical ailments and has been affected by family and domestic violence

Lady who has been at risk of homelessness over the past 12 months. Since being displaced due to Family and domestic violence she has had no stability regarding her living situation. Her challenges with physical and mental health have been severely impacted. There was one housing arrangement which very soon became unsafe, and she was displaced again, having to sleep in her car or with friends most nights. Now she has been offered a room in a share house but only has a poor-quality mattress which is on the floor, Due to her hip and back ailments this is causing a lot of pain. Every day she wakes up in pain and finds it hard to move. Mentally and emotionally, she feels exhausted by what she has been enduring over this length of time and with the help of at least a decent bed, this may help to alleviate some of her conditions. Making her more mobile to be able to focus on other pressing issues such as counselling and community support to going back her strength.