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Louise's Story | in her own words
Louise is a 24-year old single homeless woman who has spent much of her life battling to overcome several severe problems caused by her addiction. Louise made good progress in one of our resettlement hostels. Louise takes up the story herself:
“Since I became homeless due to my drug habit, I have had a wake-up call and made some big changes in my life. I have put a lot of work into changing my life and the impact has been enormous with great results for me and my family.
Threshold nominated me to the local authority as a successful resettlement candidate, taking the unusual step of allocating me a two bedroom flat with access visits with my children.
I have learnt so much with the help of my Key Worker at Threshold: how to budget my money better – I’m now debt free. I’ve learnt to accept and live with other people, which I found difficult before. I now have a drug free life and I am taking steps to become more employable so that I can come off benefits. I am currently at college doing a European Computer Course; the IT skills will encourage employers to accept me. Threshold has also helped me to get my flat up together, and they are also helping me to get a computer so I can do my college work at home. more...
