MONEY WORRIES SOLVED BY PATH
"My name is Caroline and in 2019 my family’s lives were spiralling out of control. My husband and I were both medically retired from our jobs and our debts and rent arrears were mounting so badly we couldn’t see a way out.
"Then we were put in touch with PATH and met a wonderful lady called Suzanne. To say the PATH team were life savers is too mild - but they were.
"Suzanne helped us apply for the right benefits; she helped us sort out our rent arrears; advised us on our debts and arranged for physical aids to be put into our home to help me stay as independent as I can be. She even brought us a food hamper at a time it was most needed.
"Now we are in much a better position, with no rent arrears; we are sorting out our debts and there’s no threat of eviction hanging over our heads. It feels amazing.
"Even though we have reduced contact, Suzanne still rings to check I’m ok and to see if we need any help and I know if anything ever crops up, PATH is only a phone call away and will help in any way it can.
"They truly are angels and if they ever needed anything I would be first in the line to help. Don’t be embarrassed to speak to someone about debts and eviction notices PATH is there to help you. All you have to do is let them. It’s the best thing I ever did."
"Then we were put in touch with PATH and met a wonderful lady called Suzanne. To say the PATH team were life savers is too mild - but they were."
"My name is Caroline and in 2019 my family’s lives were spiralling out of control. My husband and I were both medically retired from our jobs and our debts and rent arrears were mounting so badly we couldn’t see a way out.
"Then we were put in touch with PATH and met a wonderful lady called Suzanne. To say the PATH team were life savers is too mild - but they were.
"Suzanne helped us apply for the right benefits; she helped us sort out our rent arrears; advised us on our debts and arranged for physical aids to be put into our home to help me stay as independent as I can be. She even brought us a food hamper at a time it was most needed.
"Then we were put in touch with PATH and met a wonderful lady called Suzanne. To say the PATH team were life savers is too mild - but they were."
"Now we are in much a better position, with no rent arrears; we are sorting out our debts and there’s no threat of eviction hanging over our heads. It feels amazing.
"Even though we have reduced contact, Suzanne still rings to check I’m ok and to see if we need any help and I know if anything ever crops up, PATH is only a phone call away and will help in any way it can.
"They truly are angels and if they ever needed anything I would be first in the line to help. Don’t be embarrassed to speak to someone about debts and eviction notices PATH is there to help you. All you have to do is let them. It’s the best thing I ever did."
WOMAN OVERCOMES ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH EX
"Everyone was welcoming and I was put at ease quickly. They assigned me a support worker, who helped with pretty much everything."
"When I lived with my mum, life was very difficult due to her mental health issues. Home life was very up and down, and I never knew what was going to happen next.
"When I reached 18 I finally had the courage to leave my abusive boyfriend with whom I lived and I went to stay at mum’s. My mother struggled to have somebody in her house due to her mental health, and it resulted in her kicking me out.
"I had no friends or family I could go to stay with, because of how controlling my boyfriend was at the time, I had lost pretty much everyone. I reached out to my local authority and explained to them my situation.
"I was relieved to know they had a placement in a homeless hostel near me. The whole process was daunting, as I had never been in that position before, but I was reassured by the housing officers that I would be placed in a safe warm place.
"I was given a room to myself, I was given a tour of the facilities and introduced to the other people living there. Everyone was welcoming and I was put at ease quickly. They assigned me a support worker, who helped with pretty much everything.
"They taught me how to budget my money, look for work, to cook etc They encouraged me to be more independent and supported me to contact other organisations for counselling. More importantly when I opened up to my Support worker about my ex-boyfriend, she helped me recognise that it wasn’t normal to be treated that way and encouraged me to seek the relevant help. She also gave me the confidence to reach out to family members and rebuild relationships.
"I spent three months in the hostel before I was moved into the community, I was placed in a shared house with other young people in the same position as me. I was relieved to know that I would still be receiving support from the organisation.
"With this newfound stability I was able to look for work and save money to move into my own flat. Years later I now own my own property, I finally had the courage to take the step back into education and I am in a healthy stable relationship. It took time to get to where I am now, but it would not have been possible without the team of professionals who supported me through the most difficult times of my life.
"My experience of homelessness and the support I received inspired me to want to give back and help people who were in the same position as me, that is why I joined the PATH team - in order to support those in need."
"When I lived with my mum, life was very difficult due to her mental health issues. Home life was very up and down, and I never knew what was going to happen next.
"When I reached 18 I finally had the courage to leave my abusive boyfriend with whom I lived and I went to stay at mum’s. My mother struggled to have somebody in her house due to her mental health, and it resulted in her kicking me out.
"I had no friends or family I could go to stay with, because of how controlling my boyfriend was at the time, I had lost pretty much everyone. I reached out to my local authority and explained to them my situation.
"I was relieved to know they had a placement in a homeless hostel near me. The whole process was daunting, as I had never been in that position before, but I was reassured by the housing officers that I would be placed in a safe warm place.
"I was given a room to myself, I was given a tour of the facilities and introduced to the other people living there. Everyone was welcoming and I was put at ease quickly. They assigned me a support worker, who helped with pretty much everything.
"Everyone was welcoming and I was put at ease quickly. They assigned me a support worker, who helped with pretty much everything."
"They taught me how to budget my money, look for work, to cook etc They encouraged me to be more independent and supported me to contact other organisations for counselling. More importantly when I opened up to my Support worker about my ex-boyfriend, she helped me recognise that it wasn’t normal to be treated that way and encouraged me to seek the relevant help. She also gave me the confidence to reach out to family members and rebuild relationships.
"I spent three months in the hostel before I was moved into the community, I was placed in a shared house with other young people in the same position as me. I was relieved to know that I would still be receiving support from the organisation.
"With this newfound stability I was able to look for work and save money to move into my own flat. Years later I now own my own property, I finally had the courage to take the step back into education and I am in a healthy stable relationship. It took time to get to where I am now, but it would not have been possible without the team of professionals who supported me through the most difficult times of my life.
"My experience of homelessness and the support I received inspired me to want to give back and help people who were in the same position as me, that is why I joined the PATH team - in order to support those in need."
RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN LEADS TO HOMELESSNESS
"Discovering PATH was a massive turning point for me during a very low, stressful and uncertain time. Becoming homeless can happen so easily and quickly, often without you being prepared - sometimes it is simply due to the path that we find ourselves on.
"Either way, it is a very stressful and terrifying time. I found myself facing homelessness several years ago, due to nothing more unusual than a relationship ending. Something as simple as that. Something that almost all of us can relate to. Thank God I had a wonderful friend who put me up for a few days and during this worrying time I discovered PATH.
"I phoned and arranged to see the team the very next day. I was a gibbering wreck, but they helped me in so many ways. We looked at all aspects of how to get my life back together, what things were in place to help (including to address my debt and financial concerns) and, most importantly, finding me accommodation very quickly.
"The feeling I had when I moved my things into my own self-contained en-suite room in a shared house with people who were in the same boat as me, and with a caretaker who lived there for help and advice, was amazing. I had a secure, safe home!
"I cannot tell you the sense of relief I felt and the massive sense of gratitude I have for these guys.
"Even now, years later, while I'm slowly getting back on my feet, they are still around for help and guidance."
"I phoned and arranged to see the team the very next day. I was a gibbering wreck, but they helped me in so many ways."
"Discovering PATH was a massive turning point for me during a very low, stressful and uncertain time. Becoming homeless can happen so easily and quickly, often without you being prepared - sometimes it is simply due to the path that we find ourselves on.
"Either way, it is a very stressful and terrifying time. I found myself facing homelessness several years ago, due to nothing more unusual than a relationship ending. Something as simple as that. Something that almost all of us can relate to. Thank God I had a wonderful friend who put me up for a few days and during this worrying time I discovered PATH.
"I phoned and arranged to see the team the very next day. I was a gibbering wreck, but they helped me in so many ways. We looked at all aspects of how to get my life back together, what things were in place to help (including to address my debt and financial concerns) and, most importantly, finding me accommodation very quickly.
"I phoned and arranged to see the team the very next day. I was a gibbering wreck, but they helped me in so many ways."
"The feeling I had when I moved my things into my own self-contained en-suite room in a shared house with people who were in the same boat as me, and with a caretaker who lived there for help and advice, was amazing. I had a secure, safe home!
"I cannot tell you the sense of relief I felt and the massive sense of gratitude I have for these guys.
"Even now, years later, while I'm slowly getting back on my feet, they are still around for help and guidance."
ROUGH SLEEPER MOVES BACK INTO ACCOMMODATION
"I will never forget how down I was and how much PATH helped."
"PATH really helped me when I was rough sleeping in 2019. I turned up at its offices after a really bad night. I was wet and cold and my sleeping bag had been stolen. Thankfully PATH had a small studio that I could view and it was available. I couldn’t believe my luck.
"The following day I moved in. Ok, it was a small place, but I knew it wasn’t forever; just a few months until I could get back on my feet.
"Everyone at PATH helped me, even down to helping me claim the right benefits to pay for my rent. I ended up staying for eight months altogether.
"I moved on to a bigger place after finding work. But I will never forget how down I was and how much PATH helped."
"PATH really helped me when I was rough sleeping in 2019. I turned up at its offices after a really bad night. I was wet and cold and my sleeping bag had been stolen. Thankfully PATH had a small studio that I could view and it was available. I couldn’t believe my luck.
"The following day I moved in. Ok, it was a small place, but I knew it wasn’t forever; just a few months until I could get back on my feet.
"I will never forget how down I was and how much PATH helped."
"Everyone at PATH helped me, even down to helping me claim the right benefits to pay for my rent. I ended up staying for eight months altogether.
"I moved on to a bigger place after finding work. But I will never forget how down I was and how much PATH helped."