Life Stories – Impact Living – Believe in a better life

In loving memory of Janine Gore (22.01.63 – 25.03.21)

Matthew first came to Impact in 2013. He was struggling to find somewhere suitable to live where he would feel supported after experiencing relationship breakdown with his ex-partner, while trying to cope with the bereavement and loss of his baby boy. Throughout his time living in supported accommodation through Impact Living, Matthew has had his […]

Kat’s journey…

June was a significant month for Kat, who celebrates a year of progress in her new home; living independently within a supportive environment within the Crofton Court scheme. Impact Living was recommended to Kat by the Community Mental Health Team during the Covid-19 outbreak in June 2020, as Kat felt ready to move somewhere that […]

John’s Journey

John, aged 57, moved into his newly refurbished flat within the Crofton Court Scheme in June 2020. His first impressions of the scheme were that it was a nice building within a nice area and the staff were very welcoming. John says that the site manager, James Skelly, completed the move in induction with him […]

Liams Story

Liam first signed his tenancy with Impact at the age of 18 in April 2010 due to needing somewhere safe to live. He had been living in a semi-independent shared residential scheme with a number of other young people in Hillsborough. Liam has told me that he felt vulnerable in the block of flats as […]