Martin Fletcher had been homeless for more than 20 years after being made redundant(被裁员的) before he finally got accommodation in Sunderland in 2024.
马丁·弗莱彻在被裁员后无家可归二十多年，直到2024年才终于在桑德兰得到住处。
What was the one thing that finally ended his rough sleeping(露宿街头) and sofa surfing(借宿沙发)? “My mindset(心态、思维定式), mainly,” the 61-year-old said. “The realisation that I was getting old and I couldn’t live like this for ever. And also help from a charity who didn’t judge, who didn’t bombard(轰炸、连番追问) me with forms – they made me a cup of tea and built up a picture of what I needed and helped me get back on track(重回正轨).”
究竟是什么最终让他不再露宿街头、不再四处借宿沙发？“主要是心态，”这位61岁的老人说，“我意识到自己正在变老，不能永远这样过下去。还有就是一家慈善机构的帮助，他们不评判我，也不拿一堆表格来轰炸我——他们给我泡了杯茶，慢慢了解我需要什么，帮我重新走上正轨。”
That charity was Basis Sunderland’s drop-in(随到随访的) service for housing support, which closed its doors in July for lack of(因缺乏) funding.
那家慈善机构就是Basis Sunderland提供的住房支持随到随访服务，该服务因资金短缺已于7月关门。