Tag: aged-care

From homeless to community support worker – Kerry’s story

People standing outside MatchWorks office smiling and posing for photo

Kerry knows all too well what it feels like to desperately need support and a job. The mature-age job seeker found herself in real financial trouble after her marriage ended. Then depression and agoraphobia set in. “No-one wanted to employ me even though I had years of experience…I ended up homeless, surviving on one meal…