When Ruth got married, she was walked down the aisle by the woman who acted as a parent figure all her life: Sister Denise who raised her at the children’s home where Ruth lived since she was two years old held her hand in the bridal car before walking into church.
“I was not brought up by parents. I was brought up by nuns. But I was brought up,” says Ruth, recalling the 16 years she spent living at Dar Sagra Familja.
Ruth shared her story through a video interview during a press conference organised by Church NGO Fondazzjoni Sebħ, which runs residences and services that support children and families.
Currently, the four children’s residential homes can take up to 41 children at any one time, with many other children needing a safe place to stay.
The foundation, established in 1956, originally focused on children’s homes. In 2000 it expanded …