Meet the resident: Suriya's Story

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Meet the resident:Suriya’s story

Suriya lives in a three bedroom flat at Blackwall Reach with her husband and four children. Her family were allocated their home nearly 3 ½ years ago and were amongst the first residents to move into the block. They were previously living in emergency accommodation just down the road on Poplar High Street.

Her family are very happy in their home and now have a sense of security that they didn’t have in emergency accommodation. She feels that there is enough space for everyone. Her home is a safe place where all her family spend time together.

“The Reach is like our second home, we are there five times a week!”

Suriya’s work is community focussed and the idea of community is very important to her. She is often at The Reach, Swan’s Community hub – she regularly attends the Women’s fitness group on a Thursday morning and her children attend various clubs.

Somewhere to feel at home

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