All our children were grown up and had left home. We had a couple of spare rooms and felt it was the right time to do something different. I was thinking about my children and if things had been different, it would be nice to know that there were people there to help them and offer a safe secure place for them to stay. When my kids were in their teens, I remember a friend of my daughter’s arrive on my front door step with a suitcase and ask if she could stay for a few days as she had fallen out with her mum. I had always had an open door for their friends and was glad to help. Reading about SASH brought those memories back and I knew I had to do it.

“I started with Supported Lodgings two years ago and now have my second lodger, quite different in character to the first. As with people from difficult backgrounds it can be challenging in so many different ways, but all immensely rewarding and I haven’t looked back.”

Each young person is different and it’s a privilege to watch someone sort themselves out and fulfill their potential. We provide the space and stability – they do the hard work and find their way in the world.