{"id":4392,"date":"2022-12-11T21:46:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=4392"},"modified":"2022-12-11T21:47:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:47:15","slug":"patricias-story","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/stories\/patricias-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Patricia&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-left:15%;padding-right:15%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Patricia&#039;s Story - Depaul Housing First\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hcSKu54_nmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"content-full-width-block_978b9ca6edce03ec434656c9713c0d7e\" class=\"web-block content-full-width\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"inner  reduced \">\n            <p>Patricia was living on the streets for nearly six years, living with an alcohol addiction. 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The doctor&#8217;s wouldn&#8217;t even give me the time of day, because I was drinking but getting my keyworker to do it for me &#8211; \u00a0they listened, people actually listened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through Depaul, Patricia was not only helped \u2013 she was seen, she was heard and she was understood.<\/p>\n<p>And with the support of Housing First, Patricia was soon ready to move into a home of her own.<\/p>\n<p>Housing First does exactly what it says \u2013 it helps people with housing first, to protect them from the cold, from danger, to give them safety and stability, emotional support and physical wellness. There is no judgement, no expectation or need for someone to give up their addiction. But with the right supports, this can often happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just moved into this house. I\u2019m content knowing I have it. I don\u2019t know what the future bring. But I know there\u2019s AA meetings close to me. 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