Two of the organisation’s interns finished in June and they are both now employed. Anthony is working in the Recovery Unit at the Mungo Foundation in Glasgow and James is a Homeless Support Worker with Aspire on the south side of the city.

Franny was a guest at Glasgow City Mission’s Overnight Welcome Centre last Christmas time where he became ill. The organisation said that this was actually a blessing as it helped him avoid relapsing into addiction. Franny is now working in a Harvester restaurant in the Glasgow area and he said: “I wouldn’t be where I am now without the Mission.”

Graeme applied for the new Kitchen Porter post in the mission’s kitchen in Crimea Street.

After his first day in his new job, Graeme said: “My first day was absolutely brilliant. I have been volunteering here, it’s like a family, helping out everyone, including guests. Having this job means I can budget and save, I can buy my own food at home. It means I could be able to access a holiday with my daughter, who I haven’t seen in years.

“I appreciate this job and I thank the staff. If I stick in there, with my cleaning, my food preparation, I hope to stay for longer than my three-month contract. I make the soup every Monday, today it was a chicken and bacon soup, last week was a beef broth, next week I hope to make potato and leek.”