Real stories

When Malcolm joined Moving On Tyne & Wear he had been unemployed for four months and was very depressed and isolated.  He had no qualifications from school and needed a career change due to his health conditions but didn’t…

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We pride ourselves on our resourcefulness and ability to adapt our service to suit the needs and requirements of our participants. When John* joined the programme back in November 2019, he didn’t feel comfortable to meet in person or talk…

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Not all our participants like to be named, and we respect their privacy.  This particular story is about a participant of ours who would like to remain anonymous (we’ll call him C), but he still wanted to share his…

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Adrianna, our previous Programme Administrator spent 3 weeks volunteering in Southern Spain. Find out more about what she got up to, what she learnt, and what she came away with by watching this fabulous video she created on her return. [video…

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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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