With a childhood marked by instability and trauma, having been in care since the age of six, Joe first joined Alabaré as a care leaver.

At 17, he was placed in private shared housing – only to be made homeless again when the landlord reclaimed the property. “With no support,” he recalled. “I didn’t have a clue what to do.”

Bryn was at his lowest point.  A veteran who had served in the RAF Regiment for 14 years, he found himself homeless after a breakdown in his relationship.

At first, he sofa-surfed until that door also closed, whereupon his situation spiralled after his savings went quickly on hotel accommodation, leaving him sleeping rough under a bridge in the middle of winter.

Kiah arrived at Alabaré just after her 18th birthday, she had endured years of housing instability and emotional trauma. Forced from her mother’s home at 15, she bounced between friends, partners, and family members, never truly safe or feeling settled.

Her move into supported accommodation marked a turning point in her life.