A Burnaby family is still couch-surfing - staying with friends and family - as they struggle to get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their home earlier this summer.
Rosie Downey, a friend of the families, says that they've managed to pull together donations of clothing, household goods and blankets, and that an account has been set up for financial donations.
Mom Angella Brusciano and her three teens - a 15-year-old son and twin 19-year-old young women - lost their Sperling Avenue home at the end of July. Brusciano suffered burns to her arms, hands and legs during the fire and was in the hospital for a period after the fire.
They've been staying with Downey in Delta, but the three teens also have jobs in North Burnaby, so they've had to stay with other friends from time to time to accommodate their work schedules.
The family lost all of their belongings, and according to another friend who sent the account information in to the NOW, they're hoping to find a place to live by the time school starts again.
Anyone interested in making a donation can do so at Scotia Bank, account number 50450-00437-88.
Brusciano could not be reached Friday morning for comment.
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