Hayden and his brother Ron have successfully raised the necessary funds to make a deposit on a private flat and moved in this weekend. They are now officially no longer homeless. The two brothers faithfully saved all the proceeds from their Big Issue sales over the course of a year and it has now all paid off in tangible accommodation.
Neither of them were able to receive any assistance from the Council because of their ascribed 'No
Having both been raised in a combination of foster care, care homes and the care of their maternal Grandmother, Hayden and Ron were unable to claim local ties anywhere in the Country. This meant that their near 12 month slog from streets to private accommodation wasn't assisted in anyway by the local council or the publicly funded CRi service.
Hayden has always maintained that "it is possible" he has now proven that very fact; He says the one thing Bournemouth can and should help with and provide is a rent deposit scheme for the homeless. He also says that his brother Ron has always been a tower of strength. Fortunately the two of them have had each other to rely on for support; Many a day and night have been very disparaging, some days dragging by with hardly any 'Big Issue' punters stopping by - days when the general public snubbed the brothers polite greeting that they offer all who pass by.
Since they only moved in this very weekend, they continue to tout for 'Big Issue' sales on their usual pitches. Hayden is to be found outside Clarks department store near Primark and Ron stands the opposite side of 'Bournemouth's Triangle' outside of New Look, near Tesco's.
If you want to stop by to congratulate and support them - bare in mind that Hayden tells me that he and his brother are determined to make this Christmas special.....they are already saving to do so. They have been accepted on Bournemouth's drug re-hab program and are determined to make 2015 a new start. Show you care, buy a Big Issue and offer some words of encouragement and Christmas cheer.
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