Abdi came to Centrepoint after his mother asked him to leave home and was at risk of street homelessness. Abdi's father was suffering with mental health needs and his mother decided it was better for his father to take Abdi's room in the family home. 

When Abdi arrived at the Centrepoint's HPRS (Homeless Prevention & Relief Service), he was assigned a support worker, Steph. She found that Abdi was not recognised as a 'priority need' by the local authority, meaning it was solely down to Centrepoint to provide him support. Luckily, Centrepoint in Manchester, where Abdi was based, had acquired a 2-bed emergency unit for those who are street homeless and waiting to move into a longer-term accommodation. 

"Everything was new there and I felt very safe and comfortable. Stephanie always checked that I had everything I needed," Abdi says.

A few weeks later Abdi was offered long-term supported accommodation, where he settled in well and start to focus on finding work opportunities.