With social media flooded with heartbreaking footage of families ripped apart by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, supplies and donations have been piling high around the country.
And in Wallsend, a single mum-of-two has been "spurred into action" after seeing a moving clip of a father being forced to leave his little girl at the Ukranian border.
Michelle Ross, 35, explained: "Although I'm on Universal Credit and I don't have much, I'm fortunate enough to have my family. Those people from Ukraine are losing their homes and their families all at once, so they need our prayers and our support."
