{"id":85844,"date":"2024-03-22T16:10:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=85844"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:23:19","slug":"homeless-to-home-owner-single-mum-julie-green-became-director-of-the-charity-that-helped-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/22\/homeless-to-home-owner-single-mum-julie-green-became-director-of-the-charity-that-helped-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless to home-owner: Single mum Julie Green became director of the charity that helped her"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Julie Green went from abused partner to university graduate with help from new support network<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CAERPHILLY-BORN Julie Green spent her son\u2019s first birthday in a women\u2019s refuge centre – now 10 years later she owns her own home and is the director of the charity that helped her in her bleakest moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate Single Parents Day, Ms Green, director of Single Parents Wellbeing,<\/a> has shared her story of success to encourage others who may be struggling to find help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt still feels unbelievable to call myself a homeowner, it still seems like yesterday I was homeless,\u201d said Ms Green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly before her son\u2019s first birthday Ms Green got the courage to leave her abusive relationship and had to move into a women\u2019s refuge centre. She describes it as one of the hardest decisions she had ever had to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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