Your Stories
Tanya's story
Primary school teachers, Tanya and her husband Michael fell into severe financial difficulty and had to sell their house very quickly at a massive loss. They moved into rented accommodation with their three children but soon after were given just eight weeks’ notice to move. They had no money for a deposit on another home. Find out how we helped.
Brenda's story
Brenda, 60, (not her real name) became an ‘accidental teacher’ after many years working in the Civil Service. When she had to have a mastectomy she fell into financial difficulties we helped her out with a grant to pay arrears on her gas, electricity and phone bill and to help pay her mortgage.
Don's story
When retired teacher Don Fraser’s relationship broke down he became jobless and homeless overnight. After living in a Buddhist monastery for two months he found a new flat but couldn’t afford a washing machine. We provided him with a new washing machine to relieve some of the pressure he faced.
Andrea's story
Andrea Glover had always wanted to be a dyslexia teacher but she couldn’t afford to fund the highly-specialised training. We provided her with some of the funding to get her started so now she can realise her dream.
Martin's story
Martin Lumb, headteacher of Hunslet Carr Primary School in Leeds, shares experience of our HeadSpace programme which offers support to headteachers to help deal with the pressures and responsibilities of the job.
Victoria’s story
Victoria works as a school admin. When her husband left her and their four sons, she was unable to keep up her mortgage payments and went into arrears. Luckily she contacted our grants service who were able to help.
Tara's story
Teacher Tara approached us last years after being told a week before Christmas she was going to be made homeless.
Venessa's story
Venessa found it difficult to balance studying for her diploma, working at a placement and dealing with a part-time job. Thankfully she was able to receive a grant from us that took some of the pressure off and allowed her to focus on her studies.
Jennifer's story
Jennifer always wanted to be a teacher but wasn’t able to join the profession until after she had children. Unfortunately due to ill health she had to retire early. She and her husband have limited income and when she needed a stairlift, they turned to us for help.
Vicky’s story
Vicky, a Learning Support Assistant, and her two young children were faced with homelessness after struggling to pay the deposit for a new property.