I’ll never forget the Christmas when I had to tell myself, ‘This isn’t forever.’ I’m Caitlin and I’m writing to tell you about what happened to me.

Michelle’s life changed overnight – pushing her into a year of fear, instability and hidden homelessness she never imagined could happen to her.

After 25 years together, ten of them married, Aidan’s relationship ended when he was 65 and he had to leave the family home. With nowhere else to go, he spent a night sleeping rough on the streets of Belfast in heavy rain.

Amy, a young woman in her early 20s, is optimistic about her future as she talks about enrolling in University and building a home for her and her daughter. Having recently started a new job supporting young people at risk of becoming homeless, Amy is determined to affect change in housing policy, and in the lives of those who are heading down a path of ‘chronic homelessness and instability,’ a path that she knows all too well.

This year on Father’s Day John, from Omagh is spending time of reflecting on his journey with Simon Community. It has been one of transformation, not only for him but for his relationship with his children.