Real stories

Read the story behind the ad campaign – how one woman’s outlook was transformed from not believing she could, to knowing that she CAN get a job. We recently welcomed a participant, who, for the most part of her long…

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We welcomed a participant recently who joined Moving On Tyne & Wear after taking early retirement from his job in the ship building industry.  He’d spent many years working as a steel fabricator and travelled to multiple countries as…

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Edward joined Moving On Tyne & Wear having never had a proper job, thinking he never would.  But we didn’t agree… Edward graduated from University in 2018 and had been actively volunteering ever since, but he was finding it difficult…

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This is David’s story… “I moved to Newcastle in September 2019 and contacted Moving On Tyne & Wear in March the following year. I felt like my autism was preventing me from finding a job as I had been unemployed…

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“I joined MOTW in July of last year, and soon learnt about their fantastic charity partner VODA who provide support, advice and training to volunteers and…

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When I joined MOTW in 2019 I was at a really low point in my life… I had failed college due to my mental health and I was struggling with a drink problem.  Rather than judge me, MOTW listened and…

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We love it when we get feedback from those we work with. One of our Navigators recently received an email from one of her participants, and it’s hoped that by sharing it those who were perhaps nervous about getting…

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Hi, I’m Olive I’ve been a part of the South Tyneside team at Moving On Tyne & Wear (MOTW) since the beginning of the programme back in 2017.  I’ve seen many changes since I started this job, no day is…

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Following two spinal operations in 2017 Calum was forced to leave his job and started the long and painful process of developing his walking ability again.  His mental health…

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Stephanie joined Moving On Tyne & Wear as a participant in February 2019. Before this she had worked proudly as a radiographer at the NHS for 30 years only leaving due to health-related reasons. She self-referred onto the programme to…

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