Stories & Case Studies

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 User
Stories

Adelaide’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...

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Vicci’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...

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Aaron’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...

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Alex’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...

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Vicky’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...

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Errol’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...

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Becky’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...

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Charlie’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...

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Danny’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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