{"id":5061,"date":"2023-02-17T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/?post_type=stories&p=5061"},"modified":"2023-02-17T11:43:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:43:41","slug":"nicks-story","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/stories\/nicks-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick’s story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nick, 17, experienced homelessness at a young age. With your help, we supported him to leave homelessness behind and pursue his dream of becoming a film director.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI got kicked out of my mam\u2019s house. It was just arguments we\u2019d get into. I wasn\u2019t too bad, but I was an extra stress on top of things for her. I went and lived with two random families for a month. I was living with them temporarily until social services could find us another place.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nick was referred to Depaul House, our supported accommodation for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness within North Tyneside.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to expect. I came in and I thought, I really hope the people are nice. For the first few weeks, I wasn\u2019t speaking to anyone, I just kept myself to myself. But then I got to know everyone, and now we\u2019re close. It feels like home. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone has their own room and own bathroom and a shared kitchen and living room. I\u2019ve got a keyworker, and I get along with him really well. We have keywork sessions every month. We speak for like an hour about everything that\u2019s going on and if I need help with anything.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got bad anxiety and depression, and sometimes when it gets too much, I can just go talk to him and that helps a lot. Doing things that I like, that helps me distract from it too. I just love movies. If there was one job I\u2019d want to have, it\u2019d be \u00a0a director.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After seeing his interest in films, Nick\u2019s keyworker, supported him to get experience of directing on a film set in London.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere wasn\u2019t really any option to do filming at school, so this was like my first chance. I was a little bit nervous beforehand. Meeting so many different people and that. But it went well. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was on set for about three days. <\/span>It was mad being behind the scenes. <\/span>I helped with the directing and I got to feature in the film too. I loved both bits to be honest. I\u2019d love to do more stuff like that in the future. Honestly, I loved it. It was so much fun. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I\u2019ve been at Depaul House coming on a year. <\/span>If you met me a year ago you wouldn\u2019t recognise how I am now. I\u2019ve changed so much as a person. It\u2019s crazy to be honest. I feel like more myself now than ever before.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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