"My three children and I have been coming to Frimhurst for many years. This place has been a source of friendship and support for us through our most difficult times, and it is where we began the process of understanding what the effects of poverty on our lives are and what we can do about it.

In our unsafe and unstable lives Frimhurst is a safe haven, a security for us, a place of hope where we don’t have to pretend or be ashamed.

We get a chance to be normal, to be people amongst people, parents amongst parents, and to make friends with people we would not otherwise meet - as equals. We learn together and from each other.

We know that if we have difficulties we are not seen as failures. We are accepted where we are in our lives and our efforts to change are recognised and encouraged by people who really care about us. Being here means that we are no longer alone and isolated, we can dare to hope for a better future for our family and for others too."

Maria, family member.