Levi’s story Levi came to see our team at drop-in a few years ago after finding himself sofa surfing and unable to find suitable accommodation.

Dave’s story Dave was at rock bottom when he came to our drop-in service. He’d suffered a nervous breakdown and left his job, and was

George’s story The 67-year-old father and grandfather has also been helped by our friends at Reading Welfare Rights who made sure he was getting all

Brian’s story Brian is 65 and has been a Reading resident for 35 years. He has been homeless many times over the years.  Brian had an

Sue’s story Sue had lived and worked in Reading most of her life and when she needed support, was pleased to have found Launchpad’s work

Hayley’s story After going through the emotional trauma of losing the right to care for her children, mum of four Hayley became homeless.     

Tom’s story Things really started to change for me, when I was introduced to Zoe from Launchpad, she’s really helped me over the last six

Frank’s story After confusion and lack of support with his benefits, Frank became street homeless when he was in his 60s. Within 24 hours, Launchpad

Sam’s story When I first went to Launchpad 135, I was quite broken. I was in my mid-30s and had just been diagnosed with Autism.