Jemma Wood, 31, was set to jet across the Irish sea to Dublin with husband Reece and their friend Christian Newton on 22 April when their plans were thrown off course by a text from Ryanair.
In a home with four beds that has catered for up to 11 people, Chelsea fears a life outside of homelessness for her and her daughter is a long way away.
Annie Bowen Wright, a volunteer at St Elizabeth Hospice, is a joint winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering Award in Suffolk Community Awards.