I have the privilege of working for Northampton Hope Centre as a substance misuse support worker, as part of the new Northampton Homeless Treatment Team. I get to see first hand, every single day, how incredible our service users are, listen to their stories and give them a "hand-up" when times are tricky and they need some support to get back to being the best versions of themselves. 

The courage and spirit of the people we work with is inspirational, and has pushed me to be brave too - so I'll be throwing myself out of a plane this summer (training day is 12th June, jump day tbc) to raise money for Northampton Hope Centre, so we can continue to tackle poverty in my home town. 

This is an accelerated freefall not a tandem skydive - so I'll be totally on my own - no instructor, no other support - taking a leap of faith and hoping that when I'm falling, and I'm frightened and I need some help, there will be something there to keep me safe....

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