Case studies - HELP
‘I never knew how much a simple spelling mistake would cost me.’
Carol arrived in the UK in 2005 and was granted ‘leave to remain’ in the UK in 2009. In 2010, Carol...
“I met Emma Winter in September 2010. I felt very relaxed and able to explain to her my hopes and requirements whilst I’m waiting to be re-housed.
In particular I remember telling...
Harry is originally from Eritrea, he fled the country due to war in 2008 and came to the UK as a refugee. Harry arrived in London with no place to stay, and spent 8 months...
Alison was initially referred to the HELP project in April 2009, a lone parent with 2 young children under 4 yrs and wanted to study a course that would enable her to find employment. ...
Clare joined the HELP Project in November 2010. She came to the project wanting help with finding employment and improving her English.
Clare is a single parent with 2 young...
David started a new job in February 2008 but left after 3 months as his Housing Benefit was stopped to be re-calculated due to him starting work. This became too stressful so David ...
My name is Maya. I was born in the Ivory Coast, West Africa where I studied and obtained my baccalaureate in 1989. I then went to university to read Law however following a socio-...
Liane lives in temporary accommodation in a two-bed flat in Pimlico. She is married with a three-year-old child and her husband is unemployed. Liane had been unemployed for two years when...
Joao is concerned that his current job is not appropriate for his health. He is working the with the HELP Adviser to consider different employment options and look for opportunities that would...
Dorita and her husband, Joao, were directed to the Homeless Employability and Learning Project (HELP) by the Way To Go Project Manager at the Council’s Housing Options Service.
“As we...