Calvin Driver Vendor Coordinator, Calvin Driver, tells us how The Big Issue Foundation helped him after a long period of adversities.	K. (Brighton) "All I needed was a bit of stability in my life to enable me to properly take care of my daughter and I’m very grateful to The Big Issue for being able to provide me with that"
John Duffy I am now a Service Support Broker, which allows me to directly help individual vendors and homeless people access the support and services they desperately need.	Z. (Birmingham) A number of crises in my life meant that I couldn’t cope and I became involved in drug use in order to blank out her problems. Before too long I was a dependent heroin user.
Roy Campbell I became homeless after my mother died. I had been looking after her but when she passed away the council house in her name went with her and I was left on my own.	Steven Farrell "I’ll continue to be a Vendor Coordinator in the hope that others will see that it isn’t impossible to get off the streets with a little help"
J. (Birmingham) J. became a vendor some years ago when evicted from his property for non-payment of rent. The Big Issue helped him recover his confidence and motivation.	M. (Birmingham) Fortunately the Foundation successfully referred me to an agency catering for those with mental health issues in a house providing supported living.
G. (Brighton) "Using The Big Issue’s savings scheme I’ve been able to save up enough money to visit family in Canada"