Soul To Soul / Living On The Streets

Moving On From A Dangerous Life

After calling the streets of Manchester 'home' for all of his adult life, Steve speaks to Ann about the next step in his journey in this soul-to-soul-discussion. Discover the difficulties of transitioning off the streets and the relief of finally feeling safe in your own home.

If you are interested in hearing the insights shared at a particular point in the video, please skip ahead to the times below:

00:37 - Steve describes his early experience of foster care and how that led to him living on the streets

03:22 - Inside a dangerous life - keeping one eye open

04:00 - How it feels to finally have your own home

05:30 - How living on the streets has changed - not for the better

06:24 - The real reason alcohol dependency issues have decreased

08:52 - Steve's advice as to how we can help people living on the streets

11:50 - Finally feeling safe and the day-to-day aspects of running a home that we all take for granted

15:02 - Ann reflects on having the freedom to do as you wish, without fear, during these testing times

16:14 - How the homeless gravitate to areas where they can find help and the problem of bullying in hostels

18:00 - The importance of knowing that someone else cares

Special thanks go to Steve for sharing his knowing in this soul-to-soul discussion.

If you would like to listen to more insight on the topic of homelessness in the UK, Ann speaks to Dave in our previous soul-to-soul discussion - The Journey Home.