Shop selling second-hand school uniforms for £5
A charity for families facing poverty runs the swap shop for uniforms to help with the cost of living.
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"It helps me not to be anxious, because the price is really affordable so I don't have to worry too much."
— Sandra Koli , Activist
"We've got 1,000 items of school uniform - branded and generic uniform - (from) across Havering, Barking and Dagenham."
— Maria Quaife , Activist
"Otherwise, it could have been very much more difficult for us or a struggle for us."
— Ishtiaq Khan , Activist
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A charity for families facing poverty runs the swap shop for uniforms to help with the cost of living.
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