Meeting the challenge of transforming commercial buildings into havens of respect, warmth and energy can never be underestimated, this year Crisis is engaging a team of young homeless people to create somewhere they would like to spend Christmas.

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Monday Dec 03, 2007

Team work

My name is Abisoye Rokosu I am 23 years old, I come from London. I have been homeless for the last 7 months. I became homeless due to my sickness, I was suffering from over active thyroid and this causes a lot of irritating symptoms, so I got kicked out by my aunty because she couldn’t take the irritation and it was quite dangerous for her children.

I am now living in a all women’s hostel, I am allowed to stay in the hostel for two years before I got my own permanent accommodation, I am also on the housing list with Southwark Council biding for my own home hopefully I will be leaving the hostel very soon.

I am doing a project with Crisis, which involves setting up a Christmas centre for the homeless, which involves decorating the place and also working as part of a team.

Out of this project I am hoping to gain from working with people of different backgrounds and also gain a qualification to put on my CV, to help me apply for university.

So far we went to the Tate Modern, and we have been involved in taking photos which will be signs at the centre.

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