Errol Murray’s daughter Rayya was six months old and he did not have many friends with families
sit with each other because they know each other and if you’re not in the group, then you’re on your own. You’re sitting there thinking ‘oh, I’ll talk to the baby’. They can have a conversation because they might not have talked to anyone throughout the weekend. It’s all about having those conversations, to be able to ask what someone has been up to this week.”
The members of Leeds Dads value the importance of checking up on one another, which has been emphasised by the loss of some of the dads in recent years. Errol explained:"Under lockdown, we lost a couple of guys. Mental health is so underestimated. The toll of being isolated and not getting out really affected a lot of people and affected a couple of dads and they didn't they didn't make it through.
Such is the extent of Leeds Dads’ reach, Errol now gets prospective dads reaching out to ask if they can get involved with the group and receive support. The group also continued to operate during the offering online meetings and distributing food to those who needed it courtesy of dedicated volunteers.Errol said: “I did it for myself and now I’m glad it works for others, that is probably the best way of looking at it. I didn’t expect it. I started it because I didn’t have the family or community around me to support me having a child, and now we have hundreds of dads engaged in Leeds and it is fabulous.”website.
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