Thank you friends and family for taking the time to visit Ruby's Just Giving page, where you are welcome to donate in her memory.

As some of you may recall, Ruby spent many happy years back in the 1970s working for "The National Children's Home" in Highbury Park. Her family feel this was a significant part of her life giving her a feeling of independence and connecting with some lovely work colleagues.

We recently discovered their history goes back to 1869 and is now the Registered Charity: "Action for Children"

https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/about-us/our-history/

"In 1869, the Reverend Dr Thomas Bowman Stephenson saw some children living rough under the arches of Waterloo Station

Instead of walking by, he stopped to listen to their stories. Then he worked out the most practical way to help.

Dr Stephenson was a Methodist minister from the North East of England. He was also passionate about social justice. So when he moved to London, he challenged the Methodist Church to take action to help children living on the streets.

His work led to the creation of the National Children’s Home (NCH). In 1994 we became NCH Action for Children. We’ve been Action for Children since 2008."