85 - Funding a much needed new carseat for 2 yr old boy - July 2022

We are pleased to be able to share news of donation number 85. One of our members told us about 2 year old Mohammed, who was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, along with other complex needs including visual and hearing impairment. This means his growth has been delayed until in recent months when he has grown in height. This meant he had totally outgrown his backwards facing car seat - as you can see in the photo his mum shared with us. The wonderful charity SHASBAH ( Sheffield Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus) - who are also members of 500 together - were able to give them a discretionary grant of £300 towards a new car seat, which would cost £520 in total. The family has another 4 children, and it was going to be a challenge to find this additional £220. It was obvious Mohammend has needed this car seat for a while and we were only too pleased to send over our donation to ensure they could get it straight away. His family has told us what a massive difference it has made.

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