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Marianne has donated to the Crisis at Christmas campaign for the last few years and this year she has asked her grown-up children to do the same, instead of buying gifts for her. Here she tells us a little more about her life and how she recently decided to support Crisis in another way.
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“I’m glad I got Crisis’ number because if I was on the street now, maybe I would have died because of my condition.”
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"I came to the hotel in December and stayed for a month... It made a big difference to my life. I was not worried about what might happen. I felt safe in the hotel and that I would be OK.”
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“I went back, freshly showered and without my heavy backpack, and I felt different. I didn’t feel scared anymore. All that pressure, all that weight was gone. And now I can focus on my next steps.”
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”Where I have got myself out of homelessness, I want to help people that aren’t able to do that; to give them the support I never had.''
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“I’ve noticed that some members don’t want to leave, because Crisis becomes their family. There are people who listen to you, care, and want to help you. Crisis really put me on my feet. So, it feels good to be able to give something back to other members.”
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King is an asylum seeker who lives in Newcastle. She was referred to Crisis by other organisations who have supported her and has been working with her lead worker, Emma.
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”I just want stability, do you know what I mean? I don't want to be moving around every five minutes. We didn't know where we were going to end up." Andrea has been renting her property since 2019 but during that time has experienced terrible conditions and been issued with two Section 21 eviction notices.
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“I was first helped by Crisis about 17 years ago. I was rough sleeping at the time. They got me into a hostel. From there I moved into a room in a house, and then about a year later, I started fundraising.”
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'After losing everything and finding myself with nowhere to live. I decided to volunteer at Crisis. The first job I ever did on shift was to help serve breakfast. Since then, I’ve become passionate about doing anything I can to help Crisis. Leaving a gift in my Will is just one of those things.'
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“A home is very important in life. If a person has a home, you can do everything. You can study, think positively."
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“I can just finally sit down and nobody can kick me out. I’m on my own, I’ve got my own space. I can go in the shower, come out and not have to worry."
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"Coming to Crisis has changed my life. Imagine my journey from being homeless with health issues and no future to having my life back. I am only thankful."
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“I enjoy crafts and art and all that sort of thing. It was nice to be in a different environment. It took my mind off things that were going on at the property I was in, which wasn't being properly maintained by the landlord. I felt safe in this environment - I was able to meet new people and get the help I needed.”
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At one point in his life, he was forced to sleep in a tent - even though he was working. When he lost his job, he moved into a local hostel temporarily before his Lead Worker (Will) at Crisis found him a vacant room.
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"Kaitlyn, my lead worker told me about a wellbeing day at the Skylight Centre in Newcastle. The camaraderie was great. Everyone was lovely. I had a haircut, a massage – a mince pie!"
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“I'm building a future for my son. I'm determined he doesn't experience what I have"
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In 2022, Fadekemi and her family were forced to move out from their house as the landlord wanted to refurbish it. When the council refused to accept her children’s birth certificates as proof of identity, the family was forced into homelessness. She tells their story.
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"I hope to keep my home and not just exist but to get on in life. I’m going to need full-time work so I hope to receive adequate training and find a job that I’m happy in. So that I can live an independent life; provide for myself and my son." John
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"I hope my gift to Crisis will help them continue supporting the people who need it most. I’ve seen how hard it can be to experience housing insecurity and I want to make a difference for someone who might one day find themselves in that situation."
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"I spent Christmas Day in the hotel with other Crisis guests. We had Christmas food, including my favourite - mince pies and custard. There was karaoke, bingo - I even got my nails done. I felt like a human again."
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"I’m so happy that I have a home now with my son. I have the time to do things I enjoy, like crochet and sewing. My mum can visit too. Last year, I made her Christmas dinner – pizza, lasagne, ice cream. We felt like a family again."
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“I met Kat, one of the tutors at Crisis and Jeremy, who became my lead worker. Kat changed my life. She also referred me to Cherelle my psychologist at Crisis.’’
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“The first time I came across Crisis was when I went to the library, and I was really down, and I just found this leaflet. I thought I’d give it a go and I didn’t know what I was going to be walking into. It was just amazing. It was life changing.”
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“Crisis supported me to put myself forwards for a Changing Lives grant for my business, and I never looked back!”
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“When you think, I came to Crisis as a guest in December 2015, and we’re now in 2024 and I’ve been a homeowner for over a year-and-a-half and I was a manager of a service, housing homeless people and prison leavers; quite a journey, isn’t it?”
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Simon was living in his childhood home with his Mum, but when she died, the landlord increased the rent and he was evicted. He tells his story.
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Marianne has donated to the Crisis at Christmas campaign for the last few years and this year she has asked her grown-up children to do the same, instead of buying gifts for her. Here she tells us a little more about her life and how she recently decided to support Crisis in another way.
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