The Richmond Fellowship

DON'T BE ASHAMED OR FEEL LESS OF A PERSON BECAUSE U NEED TO USE A FOODBANK.FIRST TIME I WENT I HID IN A CLOSE FACING THE FB TRYING TO GET MY ACT TOGETHER I WAS ILL TRYING TO GET THE COURAGE TO WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR BUT EVENTUALLY 5 MINS BEFORE THEY CLOSE I RUN ACROSS THE ROAD AND IN I WENT. A BUG SIGH IM IN NOW SPEAK ANGIE, I STUTTERED, THEN LET MY MOUTH GO INTO OVERDRIVE BECAUSE I WAS SOOO NERVOUS BUT THE STAFF WERE AMAZING SO HELPFUL AND PLEASANT THEY WERE VERY PATIENT EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD BE HEADING HOME THEY MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT MY SITUATION. DON'T BE AFRAID IF YOU NEED HELP WE ALL DO IN THIS ERAThe staff were absolutely amazing they were very pleasant, down to earth and never judgemental. They also have various other agencies available to you can stay have a cuppa and a chat and they will do all in their power to help and also keep in touch to ensure that I am still getting all help and proper benefits that I am entitled to.

Money is poor considering the responsibilities you have, unless you get regular sleepovers. They don't have online support plans yet which makes for a lot of paperwork. Senior Support Workers clear about £1532 a month after tax and considering the workload and stress, it's not worth it in my opinion. Which is why I eventually de-moted myself. I am fortunate to have a great team manager at TRFS which really helps. For the most part I've had a positive experience but wages need improved, sickness levels are high, as is staff turnover which tells you a lot.