Amanda, philosopher

This is me stood outside in the courtyard at ATD Fourth World at Addington
Square, in London, taking a five minute break before I go back into the
office, to carry on with my work doing one of the very large mailings.

On Mondays, when I am not at ATD Fourth World, I am helping my
partner to look after an old lady that lives next door to us. She is very
housebound and she is unable to even leave her home to just go outside of her front door to put her rubbish bag in her bin.

Georgina, poet

I like to write poems, because I can express all my thoughts easier than
speaking them.
I wrote a poem for my friend Alice, she is a cheerful, bubbly woman who
loves life to the full. I used to help look after her four children, sometimes
take them for the weekends and help her with the shopping. The most
enjoyable thing is doing the children’s parties and seeing the joy on the
children’s faces, it seems like for that moment they put all the troubles
behind them. I have been helping Alice and her children for 15 years. I will
continue helping them for as long as I can.

Everybody has a story to tell, whether it’s big or small. This is my story. I
think every story should have a beginning, middle and an ending. Then my story will be told, and then it will unfold.