Click the links below to read the stories of other people helped by projects SLF has supported:
Lynne at the Terry Booker Foundation
Alex at the Aspire project
Andres at Streeetbeatz
Jennifer at Spires Streetlink
Aaron at the Emmanuel Youth Project
Samuel at the AHOY Centre
Gemma at Eco-Actif
Mustafa at Osmani Trust's Aasha project
This is Samuel's Story
“My dad died when I was four :-( Four years later Mum met Michael. Michael did something he shouldn't and ended up going to prison. Shortly after he left I started misbehaving and was arrested for burglary. I was also expelled from school. I was referred to Greenwich Youth Offending Team for two years and was sent to a referral centre for three years, where I ended up mixing with the wrong people...
At 13 I was put into care for the third time and was put on an ASBO. As part of my community service I was sent to the AHOY Centre, which helps people like me. At the end of my community service I didn’t want to leave, so I joined as a volunteer. It took my mind off offending and I got to see what life was really about, it weren't about stealing or getting arrested it was to help others and get somewhere in life.
Ever since I joined AHOY I haven't offended or breached my ASBO :-) Now I am a full-time student studying carpentry so I can go on to learn boat building.”
AHOY has benefited from substantial SLF grants, helping the project to become sustainable.