Chance to rebuild from Homeless to a safe project house boat

Hello, I’m Louise – currently homeless in England. I live mainly in my car & tent .

I'm based Berkshire, England last 5 years & London before that 15 years and life has taken an unexpected turn. I was a model in my 20s then fitness competitor & pt in my 30s, then onto dog walking & sitting as pt was seasonal & died out. Renting rooms in shared houses are now sky high & keeps going up & work has got less & less. It’s hard to get past landlords paperwork when self employed. I’ve had many dodgy landlords: (no heating in winter: mould ridden kitchens, over sharing in small houses etc) its exhausting, but i’m now trying all things to figure out what’s next. For the past several months, I’ve been living out of my tent, sleeping in my car, and occasionally I get to dog sit, or couch-surfing ( i don’t like relying on anyone) or I’ll book the a night in an Airbnb as a rest bite or if the weather is bad when affordable. I’ve done everything I can to stay safe and keep going, it’s all made me ill from stress. I’m now reaching out for help to find a stable, long-term place to call home. I’ve seen many derelict project boats but they come with too many problems, not liveable, so I’m needing raise funds to get something half decent & I can start doing it up as a project as time goes on. A small self contained project cabin boat.

I’ve worked self employed since 18, first as a professional model in my 20s, then in my 30’s in fitness and as fitness competitor & personal trainer but found it seasonal & hardly any work. then I’ve tried the past 3 years as a dog walker and pet sitter. But it’s gone quiter each year with the rising cost of living, people dog sitting for free & vans scooping up all the dogs from different areas, and housing prices soaring, I lost my place to live, due to the landlord hiked up the rent from £500 to £750 overnight work opportunities have become more scarce & applying e wet day for differmt jobs as I’m staying all over & not in one place.

costs would cover:

• project cabin cruiser boat w kitchenette

• mooring fees for 1st month

• transport fees to a Marina I’ll live

• boat safety certificate

• Airbnbs & some food for when bad weather until I get boat & some campsites as money is short until work kicks in.

• materials for the boat: fridge a toilet cooker & few essentials.

When I reached out to my local homeless project, I was told I didn’t qualify for support & I’m not a priority. I don’t have children, I don’t claim benefits. I lost both my parents, and I don’t have a partner to fall back on. I said I’m sleeping in my car & they gave me a blanket & wished me luck. I wasn’t happy but realised there’s no support from the gov or council.

This homeless experience of navigating life as a homeless women at 42, knowing I’ve explored all my options, doing it all on my own, is on going & has made me feel “invisible, hopeless, scared & vulnerable” —but I have hope, I have to keep going I’m now left to use my intuition, incentive & Initiative to move forward.

What I’m asking is for help support towards a small project cabin boat. 20-23ft.

I’m fundraising to get a modest, functional “project boat” I can live on—a dry, safe space with a roof over my head and a door I can lock. It doesn’t need to be fancy, just structurally sound and secure, with the potential to improve over time. A boat offers a “rare” opportunity for someone like me to have an affordable, stable, and independent living situation. It’s a way to rebuild—not just survive, but live again.

With this stability, I’ll be able to eat properly as I’ll finally have a mini kitchen, rest without fear, and focus on rebuilding my work life, my mental health, & get back into a regular physical training routine and focus on my future. Hopefully get rid of the anxiety, heart palpations & migraines I suffer w daily from the chorionic stress.

Over the years, I’ve helped raise thousands £££ for charity, rehoused rescue dogs, and i’ve volunteered overseas to help build 3x schools after natural disasters like hurricanes, mud slides & tsunamis. I’ve always given back, I’m a humanitarian at heart & use my platform for those with no voices. Now, I’m asking for a little help so I can move forward & belive me I’ll keep being the dog loving, caring, humanitarian, helpful person that I’ve become! I’m proud to say I love who I’ve become: the values, dignity, resilience & love I hold inside! Someone’s character will always outshine people’s perception or the press opinion! I’m being real, honest open & vulnerable. I’m at a point in life, where I need to move forward, no i‘m not embarrassed this is my journey, I’ve tried many options that don’t work for me & I end up going from a problem to another problem & exploring remote work possibly over summer & can stay in my car & tent at campsites until I find an affordable project boat. A lot ofpeople are one pay check away from homelessness…

Every donation, no matter the amount, brings me closer to having a safe place to live. sharing this page can really help.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story—and for seeing me.

p.s • I am open to some interviews that may help my situation but only if in my best interests as I need think of my safety 1st & my mental health as I have to remind the press that I am a vulnerable adult & not to try to exploit me in any way due to me being down on my luck.

best wish’s & thank you so much for any support & noticing my journey.

warmest regards, Louise glover x