Writings by clients

Jayne

Hi. My name is 'Jayne' and I've been involved with Streetreach now for about 4 years, although I've used heroin since I was 15 years old. I am now 22 years old.

I have a little girl who is three and means all the world to me.

Over the years I have tried many times to get off the heroin, but it was getting pregnant that was the trigger to me really trying to sort myself out.

Since this time I have attempted three detoxs, each time 'getting clean' but quickly returning to heroin use each time, though I learned from my mistakes, and this time with lots of help and support from Streetreach, I have now enrolled at Doncaster College to do a three years Beauty Therapy Course.

I am finding it hard; the full day learning programme, the travelling to and from college and juggling child care.

I am determined to succeed, to leave my old life behind and start again in a career I've always wanted to do.

Women's Rights Poster - Jenner

My name is Jenner and I attend Streetreach. As part of International Women's Day celebrations I attended Northern College to take part in a course called Wonderful Women. From this course I learnt how much women had to go through to get the right to vote. After the course I decided to use all the notes I had made to make a display on Women's Rights and display this at Streetreach.

The display has images and talks about the following: the Suffragettes, women in art, women in war time and I have also included a poem I wrote. I really enjoyed taking part in the project.