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Anthony
Anthony was born in Dundee but moved South with his family at an early age. He met his partner 9 years ago and they soon settled down bringing up their two children on Income Support and Child Benefit.

Over the years Anthony had a variety of low paid manual jobs which never seemed to last very long until a few years ago when he secured a job with Royal Mail as a driver. The future looked good with a regular job and a third child on the way until Royal Mail announced restructuring changes which led to work being moved away from the sorting office he worked from and finally his contract was terminated in January 2005, not the best start to the New Year!

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Cameron
Cameron, originally from Stirling is a carpenter with over thirty years experience under his belt. A single parent, he had been juggling the demands of raising his 11 year old daughter and trying to find work and was all but resigned to surviving on Income Support.

His ambition was to start his own company; he had the skill and knowledge, he just lacked the tools. Then one day while at Catford Job Centre browsing the boards for a job he saw a poster advertising ScotsCare, he called our helpline and asked if we could help.

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Luisa
Luisa came down from Glasgow 23 years ago and initially worked in office administration. However, as she wanted to develop her career within the voluntary sector she moved around various charity jobs learning different skills. She developed a lot of experience in working with ‘rough sleepers’ and those with alcohol and drug dependencies. During this time she realised that the needs of this group, of mostly socially excluded clients, were not only complex but multiple and so she decided to train as an acupuncturist.