"Wintercomfort picks you up from the botton and treats you like a real person. People guide you rather than just tell you what to do. I've taken control of my life. I no longer live in a dream world but one where the dreams are real and achievable."
"I was living in a dream world with no idea and no interest in where my life was heading."
Finally, Sean woke up and decided that he needed to turn his life around. His younger brother was heading down the same path and Sean needed to be a better role model. " I overcame my addiction and found somewhere stable to live, somewhere I could feel part of the real world. Then I remembered Wintercomfort had tried to help before, so I came back."
Many hot breakfasts and warm showers later, Sean decided the time had come to battle his dyslexia. At Winterconfort he was able to take English lessons and try some sessions with a volunteer Life Coach. The results: increased confidence and a sense of purpose.
Now 27, things are looking up for Sean: he's free from drugs and is back in employment. He's three months into his apprencticeship as a Project Worker with Wintercomfort, continuing his English lessons and even thinking about dating again. " I never thought education was important, but now I want to learn. I'm learning everyday." Sean feels a career with homelessness and mental health charities beckons. "It's all I want to do. I'm confident that I'm learning the right skills to help people."
Wintercomfort helps many homeless people get their lives back on track, but sadly there are lots more people sleeping outside or living in inappropriate housing who need our support. With your help this is the difference we can make:
- £2 buys a cooked breakfast for a rough sleeper
- £15 pays for an hour of basic maths or literacy tuition
- £40 is what it costs Wintercomfort to provide laundry powder for a month, giving people the dignity of clean clothes
- £100 helps to provide professional support for volunteer counsellors as they offer eight weeks of 1-2-1 counselling
- £250 could pay for six trainees to study for a certificate in food safety, a great confidence booster and the first step on the road to employment
Please help us to make more people's dream a reality.
If you would like to support homeless people in Cambridge this Christmas please complete and return the donation form or donate online.
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