Real stories
Read about some of the people Launchpad has helped across Reading.

Frank’s story
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

Dave’s story
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

Stephen’s Story
Stephen’s story Stephen has lived in Reading his whole life and has strong family connections across the town. Stephen started working as soon as he

Brian’s story
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

Levi’s story
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.

Sam’s story
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.

Tom’s story
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

Bob’s story
Bob’s story When 57-year-old Bob’s marriage broke down and he lost his business – he turned to drink to numb the pain and soon found

Hayley’s story
Hayley’s story After going through the emotional trauma of losing the right to care for her children, mum of four Hayley became homeless.
* To help protect the privacy of those we help names have been changed
