A Dublin woman has said families are approaching her in tears for communion dresses as the cost of living crisis escalates.
Theresa Kelly founded Special Occasions six years ago in order to help families unable to afford communion dresses and suits. Theresa recounted overhearing an unsettling conversation in her local post office, where a mother admitted to going to a money lender to get the funds for her daughter's dress.
This revelation prompted her to donate her daughters communion dresses to those in need, which eventually blossomed into a much larger initiative. Theresa now has a shop in Edenmore where people can select their communion dresses free of charge and said there's been a huge increase in families looking for donations.
