I'm Karen from Manchester it's great to meet you all. I'm a recovering alcoholic,

I experienced a short time of homelessness many years ago, I'm a survivor of domestic abuse and I'm happy to say I've come through it all.

I volunteered at a local Alcohol and Substance Abuse centre where I qualified as a Peer Mentor.

I now care for my elderly dad who is housebound and I feel blessed to be able and well enough to do this.

I hope as part of this Community Reporting team our stories can contribute to making a difference to homelessness and health inequalities and shine a light on any other injustices we come across.