Case study - see what happened…
I lived in one of Llamau’s Supported Housing projects for almost 18 months. When it was time for me to move on I was confident and ready, as I felt the staff and my housemates had helped me learn all the important life skills I needed.
I am now happily married with two beautiful children. After approaching Llamau for advice on job applications and interviews, I’ve been successful in becoming a trainee youth worker with Safer Wales. Living in the Supported Housing made me realise the problems young people can face. With the support of my flatmates and staff from Llamau I came through my problems. Now I want to be able to help young people the way Llamau helped me.
Case study - see what happened…
I moved into Supported Housing in August 2006, as a result of a family breakdown. Things went well for me within the project, and after a while it was felt that I was ready to move into one of Llamau’s dispersed flats, and this happened in November 2007. After a while, things in my personal life started to take their toll - the people I was friendly with were having a negative effect on me. They didn’t work, and just hung around my flat all day. I started to miss days at my training placement, and eventually left.
My Support Worker, however, didn’t judge me, but supported me all the time, trying to help me see that I was probably making a mistake. During this time I did a lot of thinking, and made some decisions about my future. Together with my support worker I managed to get back on the training placement. I am now doing an NVQ level 2 in IT and have a real possibility of gaining full time employment.
