Category Archives: General Stories
“Changing Lives Through Football”
Clients from our Wilfred Drive Scheme ‘kick-started’ a 10-week football themed learning and personal development programme through SUCF Street Soccer Academy! Sheffield United Community Foundation Sheffield United Community Foundation is a high-performing sport for development charity and is the official charity of Sheffield United Football Club, supporting people across Sheffield and the city region to […]
Continue readingIn 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 […]
Continue readingSowing Seeds for Mental Health
10th May marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, this year’s theme being Nature! To get involved, Impact has set up a simple project which is inclusive to all… ‘Sowing Seeds for Mental Health!’ inspired by the event ‘Digital Drop-Out’ organised by Stockwell Street Library. The project is to enable young people and adults […]
Continue readingJohn’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 […]
Continue readingLiams 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 […]
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