Jon: “Your support was life-saving – I literally didn’t have food to put on the table”
West Yorkshire Crew Manager, Jon Arey, received support and guidance from us when he moved house with his daughter and faced financial challenges.
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Sam: “The Covid Recovery Programme helped me navigate my emotions and journey”
West Yorkshire firefighter, Sam Bland, shares how our programme at Jubilee House helped her come to terms with the challenges she’d been facing with Long Covid.
Heather: “The charity’s helped me through cancer and ongoing anxiety, I’m so grateful”
Heather Dunne, who works in Fire Control, has received support on our Reset Programme, through Rest and Recharge stays at Harcombe House and on our online Hope Programme.
Stewart: “I feared I’d never return to work but the charity helped make it happen”
West Yorkshire on-call firefighter, Stewart Warman, received physical health support when a major knee injury meant months off work – all of which impacted his mental wellbeing.
Sophie: “Sometimes it’s hard to reach out for support, but it’s worth it – for me, it was such a relief”
Hampshire and Isle of Wight firefighter, Sophie Hodgson – who was previously crowned Mrs Wales - received support following a back injury and says the mental wellbeing benefits along the way helped with her return to the job she loves.