10 Stories for 2010
Listening to Users
Listening to Users
How good are social services at helping people make choices? ESN's film 'Listening to Users' made for the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010 reveals the importance of choice in people's lives. Below we also share with you 10 stories from users of social services which were part of our EY2010 campaign.
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Stefan Jul Gunnersen “I was very unhappy, and all I really wanted was my mom”. |
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Maria Lipitor “Now that I managed to get my daughter back, I want to offer her a different life...” |
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Danny Mitchell “Prison was the easiest accessible service to food and shelter...” |
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Daniela Jovanović “I just wanted to work, earn my own money and have a home”. |
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Pascal Epinette “These days, I’m trying not to make the same mistakes as before”. Read Pascal's story in English/ Français
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Lise Jul Pedersen “My problem was that I had been excluded most of my childhood by being poor...”. |
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Peter K. To “I had no money left at all and nothing left from my old household goods...”. |
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Christine & PATCHED “Whatever state your loved one is in, the truth is, there’s a limit to what you can do to help.” |
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Christine & PATCHED “I used to have a drug problem and I had to go through rehab...” |
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Mirsad Aladin “I got financial support but I felt awful spending the money I didn’t earn myself”
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