A real sense of achievement
A young lady was referred to the learning centre by the local drug support agency. She was on a drugs programme following many years of Class A drug abuse which had seen her losing her children and being estranged from her family. She came along and joined our IT...Self worth at an all time high
A 24-year-old man had been coming to SHOC since the age of 15 as his mother is a service user. He is now a father and living between his mother and his partner. He had been continually encouraged to use the learning centre but had showed little interest in doing so....A relationship based on honesty and trust
A young man grew up with his mother and brother and never knew his father. He became involved with the “wrong” crowd and started to smoke cannabis on a daily basis when he was 17, this made him feel good. His new friends soon got him on to heroin. He was offered...Living in rented accommodation on my own salary
Mr P. Z. became a homeless person in Slough and began using SHOC’s daycentre for support. Initially he had very little command of the English language and so began attending ESOL classes which improved his communication skills. He was then able to take part in a CSCS...