THANKS TO Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica and Tank-Weld Metals Limited, Cherline Hoyes, a 55-year-old fire victim, abuse victim and downtown Kingston vendor, says is now the owner of her home.
In 2000, her home on West Street in Kingston was burnt down and she ended up in an abusive relationship which lasted 13 years and produced a son.
"My situation was very bad. After I got baptized, things get worse with me and my baby father. The verbal and physical abuse got so bad. Him used to fight mi off sometimes. I had one child for him, and he had two other children living with us. Things used to be so hard for us, because what we earned was just not enough, and what he contributed was very small. I used to cry day and night but mi stay ina di situation long, because I had nowhere else to live,” Hoyes said.
According to her, she sought refuge in a small dwelling with a friend, along with that friend's children and grandchildren.
She prayed for a change to her living conditions that she thought of applying for a house from FFP. While she prayed, she saved, and eventually leased land in Waltham Park, Kingston.
On June 28, 2015, her prayers were answered by FFP Jamaica and Tank Weld Metals Limited, who collaborated to construct a house for her with funds donated in support of FFP Jamaica’s inaugural Run/Walk.
Chris Bicknell, CEO of Tank-Weld, said the organisation chose to donate the funds for this house because they are always looking for ways to give back to Jamaica and to communities.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160428/corporate-hands-food-poor-delivers-home-fire-victim
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