Katherine's story
Katherine had a difficult upbringing, which led to drug use, recurring trouble with the police and a period of sleeping rough. Now supported by Emerging Futures, she is thinking positively about her future.
Stories
The real impact of Housing First can be discovered in the stories of people who have benefited from these services. It is important that professionals from across the sector hear their voices on how the approach has made a difference to their lives, and why they think it has been successful in supporting them to move away from homelessness. Here are a selection of residents' stories and videos, which we will add to over time.
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Thomas’ story
Thomas developed alcohol dependency, and found that hostels did not work for him. He has been successfully housed by the Bench Outreach Housing First project in South East London since July 2015, and enjoys visits from his daughter and grandchildren. (Video)
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Wayne's story
Wayne had a long history of substance misuse and offending after leaving the army. He was homeless for over 30 years before being referred to SHP’s Fulfilling Lives project in Camden and Islington. (Video)
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Lindsay's story
Lindsay was referred to Housing First by her probation worker. She was temporarily housed with a high priority for rehousing. Lindsay is very vulnerable and has high/complex needs.
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John's story
John is a 50-year-old male Camden Housing First Client. He has a long history of alcohol dependency, heroin and crack use and anti-social behaviour.
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Paul's story
Paul was referred to York MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter), as he had been rough sleeping for over ten years.