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Jessica's Story

Jessica's Story

My name is Jessica and I am 14 years old.  Secondary school has been a challenge for me because our family is poor. My mom hasn’t worked for 4 years looking after my five-year-old brother – Sam, who is autistic.  My dad works a full-time job and a part time job.  We’ve had to find housing a few times and moved to new schools each time.  After rent and other bills there isn’t very much money for food so we visit the food bank twice a month.  I used to feel embarrassed that my parents couldn’t afford for me to...

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