STOP!
Does she look like you?
Whether or not Stacey looks like you, she has a story you need to hear:
"Hello my name is Stacey Currie and according to the usual script, I should be living on the streets, in jail, on drugs or dead. I tick all the boxes when it comes to risk factors, having experienced no mum throughout my life, bought up in housing commission, child sexual abuse, 15 and pregnant, 19 with 2 babies and homeless, 21 with 3 kids and living in a domestic violent relationship." Stacey had it as tough as it gets. Her whole life was a rollercoaster ride - and not a fun one. However, Stacey managed to create a life for herself and her children, and is now a successful entrepreneur, author, speaker and amabassador for the Lighthouse Foundation."But remarkably I managed to defy the odds in a spectacular way, through following my passion."
|  Stacey Currie aged 15 (main) and; now, aged 32 (inset) To read more about Stacey and her journey, click on: www.staceycurrie.com |
H O M E L E S S T E E N S : the facts
Whether they are kicked out by their family or guardians,are forced to leave their home, or run away, there is no escpaing the amount of homeless teens on the street every night.
From the rough 105,000 people homeless every night, about half of them are under the age of 24.
Alone on the streets or in a shelter is unsafe for any teen, where drug abuse numbers are off the scales,
sexual abuse is considered a day-to-day occurrence, and most homeless teens die before they are 21.
These facts are hard to digest, yes we know, but what's harder to digest is the fact that we aren't doing enough about it. So jump on board and donate, volunteer and understand their situaton.
