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Transitional housing gives families a foundation
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Transitional housing gives families a foundation
Within three months, Alice wrote to say she was “now living in a beautiful place provided by Housing New Zealand with the happiest children”. She wrote about the case manager who had supported her: “There was no judgement and [the case manager] did not turn her nose down at me ... I felt acknowledged as an equal. It only takes a kind person who takes their work seriously to make a lifetime impression in someone’s life. I feel that [the case manager] has set a solid foundation for new beginnings in my life and I’ll be forever thankful for this.”
*Not her real name.