9 January 2017.
Taylor was 19 when she became pregnant. At the time she was living with her mother and three siblings in a small 3-bedroom unit in Goulburn that was already bursting at the seams. Then Taylor’s mother lost her job.
Three months after giving birth to her daughter, the difficult situation deteriorated further for Taylor when, unable to pay the increasing rental rates, the entire family was evicted with one weekend to move their furniture into storage and find another place.
“The moving was really stressful, especially on my baby daughter, as we couldn’t establish any sort of routine. No-where felt like home. We just felt like uninvited guests,” says Taylor.
Eventually Taylor heard about Anglicare. “The people at Anglicare were really nice about our situation. They helped with everything. They found me and my daughter emergency accommodation. They helped me pack up my stuff, they helped me move my stuff and even move in. They even gave me furniture and brought it to my house, and food for the kitchen. I don’t know what I would have done without Anglicare.”
Taylor moved in to crisis housing with Anglicare in September 2015 and stayed in crisis accommodation until March 2016.
Finally with the help of Anglicare, in March 2016 Taylor and her daughter moved in to permanent accommodation. “I finally have a place to call home for my daughter. Even though she’s too young to remember all this, I hope my daughter never has to go through this again. I want the best for her.”
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