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Feeling Relieved

18 May 2011

Stephen's Story.

I am a 19 year old male. I have an abusive step father and got kicked out five weeks ago. It became too difficult to live with my family. I went to say in my uncle’s house for a week and because his house was cramped (as he has his own family) – I needed to find somewhere else.

I looked on the internet and found the Simon Community’s website. I read on the website about a place called the Foyer. The Foyer is especially for young people and I read that they could help me with training and employment. The website had a freephone helpline which I rang. I explained to the person that answered the call that I wanted to remain close to my family.

The Simon Community invited me down to the Foyer and explained that they had a room available.

When I got the Foyer I was assigned a support worker, Louise.

Louise has been helping me find volunteer opportunities to increase my skills through an organisation called Springboard.

I am feeling happy to be away from where I was living.

I am relieved. Before now, I didn’t know where I was going to end up or where I was going.  I have somewhere I can call my own while I sort my life out.