Thank you to the Inspire staff for their positive guidance and the wonderful and valuable experiences I have had during my placement days [at Inspire Community Services].

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On the 3rd of September, Inspire Community Services held our 6th Annual Spring Charity Ball. It was a night to remember for the 280 attendees, filled with vibrant converse, comedic entertainment and tasteful music provided by our very own band.

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“3 years ago my marriage broke down and my husband and I divorced. I had two young children and soon found that I was in financial trouble. My husband had bought new instruments for work and we had put them on our credit card, but after the divorce he wouldn’t help with any payments and the card was in my name.

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“A friend told me about CAP and suggested I pick up a brochure. I went over to Vantage Community Services to pick one up and I actually spoke to Henry – the CAP Liverpool Centre Manager. I had only called in to pick up a brochure, but after speaking with Henry it sounded good and I had nothing to lose.

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“After the death of my daughter and then the death of my husband a year later I managed to get myself into all sorts of financial trouble. I started using a credit card and didn’t realise the danger of the high interest rates. I rang up debts close to $10,000 and my financial state soon started to affect my health.

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During the time (August 2004) I was facing financial troubles. It came to mind to visit "The Breakfast Club" through the connection of the Church (Liverpool Christian Life Centre). With the support, and encouragement I've received, I have become more confident and independent when applying for jobs. The odds were against me in applying for the area I desired. I had no diplomas or certificates to start off with.

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Harry (name has been changed for privacy reasons) came to us with a set of challenging problems. His marriage had broken down, he had been retrenched from his work site and he was over 50 years of age. Also, his personal telephone and fax services had been cut off, his car had been deregistered and he had no food supplies at home. He was in a bad state! He had very low self-esteem and had lost hope of ever getting employment because of his age.

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Being a single mother of two (my son a chronic asthmatic and suffering from belpausy and often off school which even with my education and wide range in skills and experiences it is hard for me to keep a job when I am required to take time off for him). We live with my parents and my grandmother in a 3 bedroom house, this most of the time is unbearable as no privacy or room and on the single mothers pension I was in a dilemma and had contacted various Community Services, who was not of much assistance with clothing, counselling, and food vouchers.

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I know it seems quite a while now since you both provided me with assistance in getting my car back on the road (legally) and I have not forgotten this but I struggled with the best way to show my gratitude to you both for your kindness and your faith in me. However recently I was able to do something that I have not been able to do since 2003 and that was take my daughter out for the day in “my car” and not have to go through the hassles of borrowing someone else’s car, or catching public transport, or relying on her mother to either drop her off or pick her up that usually came with a myriad of promises bordering on extortion. But on that particular day I felt like someone I had forgotten so long ago, and that was my daughter’s “dad”.

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