00:00 It was the middle of winter. I was really not well.
00:03 And I thought I'd end up in hospital or probably dead.
00:07 It was that bad. I had zero hope for life at all.
00:12 And this place gave me not only just a roof, but it gave me hope.
00:16 And that's what done it for me, was that society hadn't given up on me.
00:24 And all I needed was that little chance, that step, that little foot up.
00:29 And Outreach provided that. And more.
00:34 Because, like I said, the support is still there afterwards, if you need it.
00:37 There's a phone call away.
00:40 I heard about the night shelter and Outreach Centre.
00:44 So I came down here and explained my case.
00:48 They put me into the night shelter originally.
00:51 Then I lived above Outreach for three months.
00:55 They found me a little bed-sitting deal, which is my hometown.
00:59 Which basically put me closer to my family.
01:04 And they're still here now. And they still help support me in everything.
01:10 Anything I have trouble with, I can phone them up and ask for advice or help.
01:14 And they offer it, you know. And they've done everything.
01:18 Obviously, because of the COVID thing, jail wasn't running as normal.
01:22 So it's hard not to feel like you've been institutionalized slightly.
01:28 Or you're used to just living in a little room.
01:33 But once I come out into the big wide world and I had nowhere to go,
01:38 I kind of missed the cell, in a way. It's really weird.
01:45 You know, I was on the street thinking, "Oh, I'd be better off in jail."
01:48 It's one of those things, you know.
01:50 - Now you... - These people, yeah, they help me.
01:53 - You don't have a wish to go back to the cell. - No, no.
01:55 But when I first come out and there was no help, no support.
01:59 And I'm so glad I found these people. And these people found me.
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