Tuesday, February 24 2015
A homeless mother of
three children — ages six years to two months — from Belmont, is
currently seeking help from the Government services and members of the
public.
The mother, Ophelia Savary, was
evicted from her home on Wednesday last, because she could not pay the
rent and had to be rescued by a resident of the area, June Thomas.
Thomas told Newsday she took Savary and her children into her home, and gave them a room after they were left exposed to the elements.
While Savary, who was present yesterday during the interview at Newsday’s Port-of-Spain office did not speak on her own behalf, Thomas said that Savary has no job, and no means to provide for the children.
Savary could not work after the birth of her baby, Thomas said because the baby spent two months in the neo-natal unit of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
Apart from providing shelter, Thomas said she has to provide Savary and her children with meals, and pampers and other supplies for the baby. Asked about the children’s father, Thomas said he was not around.
The first child, a boy, goes to school, but the four-year-old, a girl was still to be registered to start schooling.
Thomas claims that based on conversations with the children, Savary, whose education did not go beyond the primary level, and who was not mentally sound, was a victim of domestic violence. Appealing for help on Savary’s behalf, Thomas said that she made calls to several entities to assist, but the response has been lukewarm.
Yesterday she took Savary and her children to the Ministry of the People and Social Development on St Vincent Street, and Thomas said they were told to return on Wednesday.
Thomas told Newsday she took Savary and her children into her home, and gave them a room after they were left exposed to the elements.
While Savary, who was present yesterday during the interview at Newsday’s Port-of-Spain office did not speak on her own behalf, Thomas said that Savary has no job, and no means to provide for the children.
Savary could not work after the birth of her baby, Thomas said because the baby spent two months in the neo-natal unit of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
Apart from providing shelter, Thomas said she has to provide Savary and her children with meals, and pampers and other supplies for the baby. Asked about the children’s father, Thomas said he was not around.
The first child, a boy, goes to school, but the four-year-old, a girl was still to be registered to start schooling.
Thomas claims that based on conversations with the children, Savary, whose education did not go beyond the primary level, and who was not mentally sound, was a victim of domestic violence. Appealing for help on Savary’s behalf, Thomas said that she made calls to several entities to assist, but the response has been lukewarm.
Yesterday she took Savary and her children to the Ministry of the People and Social Development on St Vincent Street, and Thomas said they were told to return on Wednesday.
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