Homelessness Ends in Community – by Simon Dwight
October 15, 2021
Three of us stood uncomfortably close in a small, grey, social housing lift heading for the fourth floor. Two of us were holding open boxes of dried food and some pots and pans. The other, James, stood in the high visibility jacket I’d never seen him without, gently humming to himself.
This was a big day for James; after twenty years of life on the streets James was finally moving into permanent housing. I was his support worker helping him move into the flat he’d been patiently waiting for during his time in our high-support hostel…
