Your own front door: Nicky and Alan's story

Continuing our season looking at the people whose job it is to help others, this week it’s Nicky and Alan from St. Martin’s Housing in Norwich. They tell us about their work with John, who has been an on/off client of St. Martin’s. John (not his real name) was a rough sleeper, a chaotic heroin user and supporting him was not easy. When people are batting with complex and entrenched problems, there are no quick fixes, no easy answers. It turns out, though, that good old-fashioned perseverance and compassion go a long way. Nicky and Alan tell us about their work and what it takes to help someone move from the streets to having their own front door. Help and support: St. Martins Housing (Norwich based) Shelter Crisis Samaritans Call free anytime: 116 123 (UK) You can support us with likes, shares and reviews. Music credits: Main theme: Title: Nancy Author: Grimo ( ) Source: License: CC By 4.0 ( Incidental music: Title: Stand Still Composer: Johannes Hager Source: Epidemic Sound Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Your own front door: Nicky and Alan's story is an episode from The Backstory by the backstory podcast.

This episode is 26:36 long.

This episode was published on Dec 25, 2018.

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