A retired train conductor who suffered with severe depression is now helping others battling cost-of-living pressures.
Stephen O’Hara runs a men’s group to help with depression and also drops food parcels for up to 100 people a week. The Coleraine man once could not get out of bed due to his struggles, but found that helping other people would also help himself too.
He is back on his feet delivering food to those in the Coleraine community who are struggling to make ends meet, despite struggling to pay his own bills. After crucial support from the Northern Ireland National Lottery-funded charity Be Safe Be Well, Stephen says he is eager to make a difference himself and seek to help others through hard times.
