This is the emotional moment a homeless woman was reunited with her two best childhood friends after the pair saw her on a TV news report about sleeping rough.
Lisa Moore first met Amanda Phillips and Ann Marie Preece at nursery school in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, but the trio lost touch when Ms Moore moved away more than a decade ago.
Their moving reunion was arranged by homelessness charity Red Bag Company after Ms Phillips and Ms Preece set about trying to track down their friend upon hearing of her plight on TV.
Moving: This was the emotional moment homeless woman Lisa Moore (pictured centre) was reunited with her two best childhood friends after the pair saw her on a TV news report about sleeping rough
Lisa Moore first met Amanda Phillips and Ann Marie Preece at nursery school in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, but the trio lost touch when Ms Moore moved away more than a decade ago. The trio shared an emotional embrace
Ms Moore, who has been living on the streets of Birmingham for the past three months, is seen embracing her two best childhood friends as the trio are reintroduced.
Ms Phillips, 46, told the Birmingham Mail: 'It was so emotional to see Lisa again. There were lots of tears and also laughter – it was really emotional.
'Walking through that door was totally surreal. I didn’t think I would ever see her alive again.'
She added: 'We lost touch after Lisa started going out with a guy and moved away.
'We hadn’t heard from her in years, but never in a million years did we think she was on the streets.
'Now we want to help her get back on her feet and find some accommodation.'
About to meet: Their moving reunion was arranged by homelessness charity Red Bag Company after Ms Phillips and Ms Preece set about trying to track down their friend upon hearing of her plight on TV
Heartwarming: Ms Moore, who has been living on the streets of Birmingham for the past three months, is seen embracing her two best childhood friends as the trio are reintroduced
Ms Moore was treated to a makeover before the reunion to help give her confidence to see her friends again
Red Bag founder Chloe Avon said: 'Lisa was really nervous beforehand but when they met it all fell into place'
The Red Bag Company hands out hot food, drinks and much-needed essentials to the homeless in Birmingham. The charity's work is self-funded and is heavily reliant on public donations.
Ms Moore was also treated to a makeover before the big reunion to help give her confidence to see her two friends again.
Red Bag founder Chloe Avon said: 'Lisa was really nervous beforehand but when they met it all fell into place.'
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