David is in his mid–thirties. He came to Daisyhouse in Autumn 2004. David came to Daisyhouse from an Emergency Hostel, having been homeless for almost 2 years.
Prior to that, David had lived at home with his parents for most of his life. He had a good education and had worked for 12 years prior to becoming homeless.
However, he dabbled recreationally with drugs and eventually became addicted and lost his job. He was forced to leave the family home and for some time moved through various emergency hostels. David eventually decided to self-detox and despite being in a hostel, he was successful in doing this.
David was referred to Daisyhouse as he had no real experience of living independently and needed time to prepare for this and also needed support with a number of on-going issues. When David came to Daisyhouse initially, he undertook a support needs assessment. A number of priorities were identified, including:
Shortly after moving into Daisyhouse, David started a FAS logistics course, successfully completed this course and also completed a six week placement with a logistics company. David was keen to continue his studies and decided to upgrade his existing Fork Lift qualifications, and completed a course in this.
He also began to paint and draw again, and expressed an interest in studying art. He hopes to return to work full-time shortly and then to study for a part-time degree in fine art.
David’s health is good and he has been completely drug-free now for 3 years.
David has also attended counselling to enable him to examine issues in his past which he wished to address.
His relationship with his family has improved, with invitations and attendance at many family occasions, including a recent wedding.
Early in 2006, Daisyhouse helped David to move on into permanent accommodation with a local authority and will continue to support and have contact with David to ensure that he is successful in his resettlement. David has also started an adult education course in computer training.
