From Surviving Trauma to Creating Change — A Conversation With Adnan Jouzaa

🎙From Surviving Trauma to Creating Change — A Conversation With Adnan Jouzaa Adnan Jouzaa From Surviving Trauma to Creating Change: The Story Behind Adnan Jouzaa In his Legacy Bench conversation, Adnan Jouzaa shares a story shaped by resilience, self-discovery, and a determination to ensure that others receive the support he wishes had been available to him sooner. An Accommodation Support Worker with Manchester City Council, Adnan is not only helping people experiencing homelessness rebuild their lives, he is using his own experiences to drive meaningful change. Adnan speaks openly about growing up in an unstable and abusive environment, and the lasting impact it had on his mental health, self-esteem, and sense of safety. Like many young people living with chronic stress and trauma, he spent years carrying experiences he did not yet have the language to fully understand. Those experiences could have defined him. Instead, they became the foundation for his purpose. Today, Adnan works directly with individuals experiencing homelessness, helping them become tenancy-ready and supporting their transition into stable housing. Alongside this, he is part of a Manchester City Council lea