A mother spent the summer walking four miles a day just to ensure her children could be fed.
Demi Baitup, and husband Mark, struggled to make ends meet during the coronavirus crisis, but went out of their way to ensure their children Kayla, 10, Matthew, four, and Rayleigh, two, could be fed.
Neither Demi or Mark have been able to work recently.
Demi said: “We’ve been getting under each other’s feet. My middle son is autistic and Mark has become asthmatic, so we are trying to stay in as much as possible.”
But in the summer holidays, the hike from their village of Goytre to nearby Port Talbot, became part of their routine to receive free school meals.
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Without them Demi says they might not have been able to feed the children properly.
More recently, the family returned to Central Primary School, where Kayla is a pupil, to pick up something extra special - a bundle of presents thanks to the Daily Mirror’s Save A Kid’s Christmas campaign.
Central Primary is one of many places across the UK receiving funding from Save the Children to help local struggling families.
And the toys were donated by Hasbro in conjunction with the Mirror’s appeal with Save the Children.
Demi, 28, said: “It’s been very difficult this year.
"Without the help that we’ve had we would have really struggled. I’m so, so grateful.”
Deputy headteacher Jessica James said: “This is quite a deprived area as it is.
"That has got worse this year. Some families have been furloughed and have now lost their jobs because a lot were in the hospitality industry.”
The Mirror is raising money for Save the Children UK to help buy presents and meals for the most hard-up families. Every penny you donate will make a difference.
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