{"id":4390,"date":"2022-12-11T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/?post_type=stories&p=4390"},"modified":"2022-12-11T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:34:11","slug":"amylees-story","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/stories\/amylees-story\/","title":{"rendered":"AmyLee’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AmyLee, 25, has been homeless for 3 years. After a relationship breakdown with her family, she had nowhere else to go. Now she is in Peter\u2019s Place, she has safety and stability \u2013 but she wants to find a home of her own. Here she tells her story in her own words.<\/p>\n

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The Trauma of Homelessness<\/h2>\n

\u201cBeing homeless has been really stressful. I have stayed in five different hostels over the years \u2013 before I came to Peter\u2019s Place. In the early days, I saw a lot of drugs. A hostel is not a place for a young person and worst especially if you have additional needs like me. Some of the hostels were shared bedrooms so I was woken up all the time with lights going on and off all night. At one point, I had enough so I slept on the streets, on a bench. It was so cold, I only spent one night on the streets. Luckily, I was able to find a better hostel.<\/p>\n

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Peter’s Place<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve been in Peter\u2019s Place for one and a half years now, I have my own bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette so there is more privacy here. I have a key worker as well, so they help me to try to find housing, employment and other stuff.<\/p>\n

I would like to say I\u2019m hopeful I\u2019ll be out of homelessness soon but there is nowhere to rent and no sign of getting social housing.<\/p>\n

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No Hope for the Future<\/h2>\n

I feel lost and trapped in homelessness and have no idea how much longer I will be here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m looking every day and have gone to a few viewings but there is a lot of competition and some of the places I\u2019ve seen are not liveable in. One place I went to view recently where they were looking for 1,000 euro a month was an old bedsit which was falling apart.<\/p>\n

All I wasn\u2019t is my forever home. In six months\u2019 time, I don\u2019t want to be in this situation. I study graphic design in college. I want to be a tattoo artist. I’m really creative.<\/p>\n

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