Future uncertain for Airdrie charity helping victims of child sexual abuse
The Moira Anderson Foundation has been running since 2000.
Last updated 3rd Apr 2024
The founder of an Airdrie based charity helping victims of child sexual abuse is telling us they're facing the worst financial circumstances in its 24-year history.
Sandra Brown started the Moira Anderson Foundation back in 2000 in memory of the 11-year-old girl who went missing in Coatbridge in 1957.
She believes her father abducted and murdered Moira when she was just eight.
She exclusively told Greatest Hits Radio: "We have never been in a situation like this before and really hope we will ease out of it.
"The thought of closing our doors is unthinkable and I hope it does not come to that - this place is just too important."
Last year alone the charity supported over 850 people for the first time.
Michelle Spittall was sexually abused growing up and struggled for years with her mental health.
She has been using services run by the charity for 11 years.
"When all you have known is a traumatic childhood then it is very hard to open up and talk about how you feel.
"Coming in here was the hardest journey I've ever been on in my life, but the best one I've ever taken.
"If this place closes then other people will not get to deal with their trauma, open up and find out who they truly are."