I went without food for a week so my son could eat – the baby bank has been a beacon of hope [Video]

A DAD who has fallen on hard times has told how he once went without food for a week so he could provide the essentials for his 11-month-old son. 

Daniel Baldwin, 22, who lives in temporary accommodation in Tooting, south London, with his partner Paige Crimp, 23, and their baby George, recently lost his job as a carer in a nursery. Paige is currently unable to work due to ill health.

A social worker referred them to their local Little Village baby bank, which the couple say has been a “beacon of hope”. 

Daniel told Fabulous, for our Baby, Bank On Us campaign in partnership with Save The Children and Little Village in support of UK baby banks: “Paige and George need to eat but I can go without. 

“The longest I went without any food …