Brick by brick to recovery
Our client, CarrieAnn, shares the story of her love for building work at St Mungo’s Bricks and Mortar project and how learning new skills is helping her to recover from drug misuse. I was on cocaine for about nine years, and with that came heavy drinking, but that was when I was using. I realised […]
Recovery College helped me re-find my identity
Jaq (not her real name) tells us in her own words how St Mungo’s Recovery College helped to transform her life and find her passion for art. She also found the courage to leave a life of alcohol and drug dependency behind her. My way of hurting them back My addiction started in school. I […]
‘I’ve come a long way’
Mohamed left care at 16, has lived in numerous hostels and is now on an FA Coaching course at Fulham FC. He shares his excitement about the opportunity he’s been given. I came to the UK as an unaccompanied child refugee. I moved from hostel to hostel. In the place I last lived, when you […]
Streets to Kitchen
Streets to Kitchen is a community project from Better Food working alongside Square Food Foundation and St Mungo’s. The project is a one year training course for eight people affected by homelessness. The course teaches cookery and food service skills to students who will gain a vocational qualification in food safety. The weekly sessions give […]
A festival for clients by clients
Last month St Mungo’s held its annual Client Festival organised by Outside In, our client involvement group. Liam, a member of Outside In, tells us about his role helping to organise the Festival. St Mungo’s Client Festival is a festival for clients by clients. The theme this year was ‘Elements’ and aimed to bring together […]
We came. We saw. We conquered.
St Mungo’s client and volunteer, Mandy, has shown incredible strength in her journey to conquer homelessness. Having now also conquered Mount Snowdon, Mandy shares with us her inspirational challenge and her ongoing determination to help others on their road to recovery from homelessness. From the streets to the mountain top In June I took on […]
