A dedicated volunteer and Sanctuary Housing resident from Chester says assisting others is her way of giving back to the community and saying thank you for the support she has received.
Janet Brind, who has been a Sanctuary Housing tenant for 23 years, heads up the Shiregreen Community Committee, which aims to create and improve services in the Sheffield neighbourhood.
A Sanctuary Housing resident from Torbay who has suffered debilitating mental health issues credits social housing with helping to turn her life around.
Following life-altering spinal surgery which left him paralysed and unable to work, Sanctuary Housing resident Tim Burchell has embraced his situation and is striving to make a positive difference to others through volunteering.
Banbury mother Helen Bates says she feels “really lucky” to be a Sanctuary Housing tenant after the service she received when her drains became blocked.