World, this is Tessa Bennett. A wife, a mother, a friend, and in my humble opinion, a local hero. I’ve added her to my inspiration list for a few reasons. On a personal level, I’ve often felt encouraged to grow as a person, a friend and a believer because of her journey and openness to learning and constant personal development, but as well as this, she has a very big heart that a number of families within her community have benefitted from.
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In 2017, Tessa, along with a talented team of friends started a Christian community initiative based in Tottenham called “Helping Hands”. This is a hair styling service that offers help and advice for parents of children aged 3-16, with afro hair who may have difficulty in maintaining their child’s hair and/or may not be able to readily afford regular hair styling for their little ones.

On the last Saturday of each month, children leave their company with neat, stylish and beautifully braided protective styles. Tessa and her friendly and