I've always wanted to work in Security. I've worked extensively within retail and hospitality and I've always admired the security in the places I've worked. In my old jobs, I would go out of my way to have conversations with them and ask them what their day-to-day looks like. I always found their answers so interesting and I imagined myself in their shoes so I'm really excited to get some support to go into this career as I've wanted to go into this for a really long time.
I really need support to get into a permanent career so I can finally get stable accommodation. I've been couch surfing for a year and a bit. I've had jobs from time to time but being homeless affects everything I do. I haven't seen my friends for months. I feel like I'm a burden to them because I can't afford to do activities or dinners with people.
I currently live at my friend's place and they happen to live with their parents so it's an awkward situation. When you're living with someone you have to be mindful not to step on their toes and make yourself smaller to fit in. You know that one day you can get kicked out even if you did nothing wrong. I've been couch surfing in different places for over a year and staying with various friends who all live with their parents. Even if my friends were okay with it I could tell that their families were uncomfortable with me. It's so restrictive to live this way and I really need things to change.
It feels quite unreal to finally get support. I've been looking at different charities trying to get support and I kept hearing "we can't help you" or "you aren't in this specific situation where we can meet our goals". I felt totally hopeless and then I heard about Beam. I truly felt like this is my last resort.