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Stories from the Frontline
Navigating life’s stormy waters

Navigating life’s stormy waters

HOW do you turn your life around when you are in your mid-50s, homeless on the streets of Torquay and estranged from your family? Throw in the complication of addiction to drugs and alcohol and the future would be bleak for anyone. But a place in the Leonard Stocks...

David’s final wish

David’s final wish

WHEN people choose to die at home it means they feel safe and supported in that place. When David, 52, was told he had just weeks to live from bone cancer, he knew where home was - among the caring staff and fellow residents at the Leonard Stocks homeless hostel in...

Angela’s Story

Angela’s Story

Leonard Stocks’ success at re-settling rough sleepers into permanent accommodation has been praised by the housing charity CRISIS, who pointed to a 70% success rate as well above that achieved elsewhere. Angela is a familiar face in Torquay. As a member of the...