'We had too much space in our home - so opened it so strangers'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen the last of Catherine's three children left the family home in Didsbury, she and her husband were at a loss what to do with the space.
They planned to downsize eventually, but felt guilty about their number of empty bedrooms. After a friend came to stay for a few months, the couple found they enjoyed the hustle and bustle of having a guest in their home.
So, they decided to open it up to strangers. Catherine has close connections to the asylum-seeking process through her job, and wanted to help refugees in desperate need of a home. READ MORE: Another death in Greater Manchester is suspected of being linked to mould And after reading that football presenter, Gary Lineker had too opened up his home to refugees, Catherine decided to get in touch with the charity, Homes for Refugees.
The organisation helps connect people with a spare room/s in their home to refugees and asylum seekers in need of somewhere temporary to stay.
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