With your HELP
Some of the residents at Shape could have been your
neighbour or work colleague. Others come from backgrounds that make
it difficult for them to cope with day-to-day living.
What they all have in common is that they need
your help.
John, whose story is opposite, is one of 400 young people
and families currently supported by Shape. This is what they have
to say about the transformation we have helped bring into their
lives:
'Thanks to the staff at the Dartmouth project
in Bath, we can move to accommodation of our own, and for the first
time live independently as a family.'
'Bath Foyer has helped me to realise that I
can get through my disabilities and the setbacks which may happen
in my life.'
A donation of £5 will help pay for materials for a
multi-media course for hard-to-reach young people at Pathways to help them back into
education.
£10 could help us pay for bedding for young people
at our Bath Foyer
project who arrive without the basics.
£50 will buy a kettle, crockery, cutlery, pots and
pans to help turn an empty flat into a home for a homeless family
in our temporary accommodation.
£100 could help fund a life skills
workshop, to help vulnerable young people prepare for
independent living and find employment.
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John (name changed) is a tenant at the Foyer.
He came from a difficult family background where misuse of alcohol
by a parent caused so much difficulty that he left home.
With no fixed abode, John finished up sofa surfing and would wake
up not knowing where he would be able to sleep the next
night.
This caused a sense of panic and anxiety. Now he has a place of his
own at the Foyer and he feels able to make a new start.
Supported by the Foyer team John is living more healthily and
taking on new college courses. He’s not panicking anymore and is
looking forward to his future at the Foyer with stable housing and
growing independence.
For more information, contact Kinsa
Hannah on 01225 366058 or email kinsa_hannah@somer.org.uk.