We help charities to change people’s lives
Our work helps to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Here are a few examples: (Please note names have been changed and the photos are not necessarily of the people quoted)
Sarah is a vulnerable 13-year-old with ADHD,who comes from a difficult family background with caring responsibilities for younger siblings. She initially attended a drop-in at The Junction and joined the peer education group. She has now been attending for over a year and after building up positive relations with staff felt comfortable to access the counselling service. She also makes good use of the complemen- tary treatments available at the Friday Chiller, which help her cope with stress. More recently she has become a key member of the peer education and action research groups based at The Junction. Although there are still problems at home,The Junction offers Sarah a safe space to engage with workers around a number of issues and also to meet other young people.
When the 999 Club was established,a young runaway girl came to visit. Home life was not happy and she had ended up living on the streets in the West End.The Police had picked her up and returned her to Lewisham where she had grown up. Her life was very chaotic. The 999 Club got her into a hostel and then introduced her to other services that could help with her problems.
Eventually she enrolled in college and completed a business course.Then she opened a shop and that has since devel- oped into a thriving enterprise. Just before Christmas she came to Deptford to see Iris and thanked her. She has never forgotten the support that the 999 Club gave to help her off the streets and to blossom on her own two feet.
Alex is a 10-year-old who has been attending Friday Chiller for the past few months. Initially Alex would attend purely for complementary therapy but now talks to workers about issues such as bullying.Alex finds the complementary therapy helps to cope with stress.
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Tyronne was a chronic alcoholic. He came to 999 Club’s night shelter having been previously sleeping in a wheelie bin. One of the shelter workers found Tyronne some casual work and then a place in a hostel. Eventually the 999 Club got Tyronne into detoxification and then through rehabilitation.
Mike was your genuine, hard core, rough and tough, street drinker. He has been coming to the 999 club for seven years and with his health rapidly deteriorating, they got him into a local alcohol recovery project. It was a case of sober up or die.
Fortunately, Mike followed instructions and went through detoxification and then rehabilitation. He came back to the 999 Club and said he was never going to drink again.The 999 Club was afraid that he might slip into old ways. One of the workers looked through all the local papers and saw a job advert for a security guard.
Mike’s confidence was still low and it took a lot of persuading and encouragement for him to attend an interview. He simply didn’t believe they would employ him. Yet, out of the five people seen, Mike was the one they chose. He hasn’t stopped working since. He is now also attending college to gain all the necessary training and qualifications to become a bona fide doorman. Oh and the drinking? Mike says the thought of it makes him feel sick.
Tyronne says that he now feels wonder- ful and has got himself back together. He also adds that if it hadn’t been for the help of the 999 Club he doesn’t know what would have become of him.
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