I would like to say a few words about my recent and simultaneously already distant memories of the moments of disbelief. It is obvious that homelessness and unemployment, which was part of my life, caused that I was becoming more and more helpless. Finally, I ended up in the gutter.

This is the beginning of the story of Jozef, one of the participants of the “Back on Track” project.

I landed in the PAB in […]. I have been a member of it for almost 5 months and now I feel a different man, who wants to share his impressions, experience and metamorphosis with others.

First of all, I’m no longer a self-contained person. I look towards the sunny sky. I, the new man, can feel the smell of life and youth. The winter is over. This is the first time, for many years, when I can notice catkins…I can notice other people and I don’t avoid them any more. I smile at them. The power of the PAB. My past experience has been carefully expunged.  Certificates of employment, certificate of secondary education and a brand new ID card are put in my modest bag. The power of the PAB. At last, I can take care of my health and I am on the way to solving my family problems. The power of the PAB. I have restored my moral-ethical backbone and overcome the lack of self-confidence. I can see other people’s problems from a different perspective. My previous feeling of loneliness, which caused my moments of disbelief,  is diminishing.

I am proud of myself. I have overcome my problems. The Power of the PAB has triumphed in my soul. But there is still a long way to complete happiness. A job. Although I try very hard every day to find a legal work, the result is bad. The basic barrier is age: 58 years old. Will we overcome it? Will my willpower along with my PAB’s capabilities resist such barrier? The power of faith and hope!