We work hard with each of our families to make sure that all their needs are addressed. The case of Jayne and her three children demonstrates the benefits of supporting the whole family, particularly when there is a range of complex needs.
Jayne has 3 children and has been living with Save The Family for 14 months. Her youngest daughter has a sever and rare disability and needs a lot of support. Jayne herself has a severe disability which means she is constantly in pain and in need of support herself.
She got into problems with rent arrears and had a disagreement with her local housing association which resulted in her being evicted. Jayne also suffers from mental health problems and in her words has “had a very difficult life, I’ve suffered lots of abuse of all kinds.”
Jayne was extremely vulnerable when she first came to Save The Family and initially kept herself to herself for the first few months. However, she now feels much for confident in herself and sees a change and resilience in her children that was not there before.
“My daughter is so much happier now. They have got her into a Special Needs school and this has made all the difference.”
Save The Family has helped her daughter access mental health support and has also adapted the family’s living accommodation to enable them to live independently.
“No matter what we need, they have provided solutions for. It’s been fantastic.”
Her son, before coming to Save The Family, was “always naughty, always abusive and we would fight all the time. Now he is happier and I think it’s because he knows I am happier in myself. There is less stress around.”
Her son is now participating in a Duke of Edinburgh award which Save The Family organised and according to Jayne, “this has been the making of him.”
Save The Family has also supported Jayne in accessing community learning and she recently completed an NVQ Level 1 in Drug Awareness. She reported having gained a real sense of achievement from doing this.
“I loved doing it, it’s really made a difference to my self-esteem and now I just want to do more”
“This place has given me back my life. I can move on now with greater confidence thanks to all the support. They deserve an award working here; they have been nothing but absolutely fantastic.”
