If it weren't for the Brothers I would have been on the streets. I have friends and football in my life now and on Tuesday we are celebrating my three years of not drinking.
Amo - Good Shepherd Service UserAdelaide’s Story: Pomegranate Café
Pomegranate Café offers training and employment opportunities for people with lived experiences of homelessness or other barriers to work. Adelaide is the first employee, who...
Read moreVicci’s Story: Look Forward Not Back
Vicci is a member of Good Shepherd's HOPE forum, taking place every month - the forum is an opportunity for service users to have their...
Read moreAaron’s Story: Challenges of a New Start.
Aaron has benefitted from several different projects run by the Good Shepherd. He has been part of the AfEO initiative, which helps people who have...
Read moreAlex’s Story: It’s So Important To Have Hope.
For so long, Alex just craved a ‘normal life’. Enough food, a bed to sleep in, hopefully a job. And after that, maybe even a relationship. A companion...
Read moreVicky’s Story: There is Always An Answer.
As we head into Recovery Month, and the opportunity to celebrate the journeys of people through recovery, we are publishing the incredibly powerful testimony of...
Read moreErrol’s Story: A Fresh Start
One of the many services delivered by the Good Shepherd is the AfEO programme, which supports people who have an offending history within the last...
Read moreBecky’s Story: Helping People Makes Me Stronger
Becky is one of the participants on the LEAP volunteer programme at the Good Shepherd, where people with experience of homelessness and other issues are...
Read moreCharlie’s Story: Meeting The Challenge
Within a short space of time last year, Charlie lost his long-term job, was given two weeks’ notice by his landlord to leave his rented...
Read moreDanny’s Story: A Different Person
Very few recovery journeys are linear. For people experiencing homelessness and addiction, even when they possess a strong desire and determination to move forward, there are...
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