by Lucy Grant | August 20th, 2019 | West Yorkshire
Helen is a married mum of four children. There had been family issues due to domestic abuse from a previous partner. The family live in a local authority rented house. Toni’s husband works part time and they claim tax credits. Helen came to Hopeful Families to...
by Lucy Grant | August 19th, 2019 | Cornwall
Having left his job as a forklift driver in December 2018, Stephen, although having applied for various roles, was struggling to find employment. Unmotivated and disheartened by this, Stephen was referred to the Positive People project delivered by Active Plus. Since...
by Lucy Grant | August 19th, 2019 | Cornwall
Doreen was referred to St Austell Healthcare Social Prescribing, and now wants to tell her story about how they helped her improve her lifestyle! “I live alone now, a widow. But I have always been very active with sport, cycling and walking. “I looked...
by Lucy Grant | August 19th, 2019 | Blog, West Yorkshire
Following the breakdown of his marriage and an operation to his knee that left him unable to continue his long-distance driving work in the Netherlands, David moved back to the UK to look for work and start over. in the 18 years he had been away, the job market here...
by Lucy Grant | August 19th, 2019 | Somerset
When Dawn first came to Positive People, social anxiety was a huge barrier towards her leading a full and active life in the community. She was isolated and withdrawn from her peers. We arranged 1:1 counselling to help her find coping strategies for her anxiety and...
by Susanna Robson | August 18th, 2019 | Devon
On the 10th of July, I had the privilege to spend the day angling off the Hoe in Plymouth. Nick, who is one of our ex-participants was running the day through his Angling Therapy business. He set up his business with support from Positive People to help people reduce...
“I’m ready to move to the next stage” – Helen’s story20th August 2019
Building Confidence – Stephens Story19th August 2019
Social Prescribing – Doreen’s story19th August 2019
“So many opportunities” – David’s story19th August 2019
“I feel like I can do anything now!” – Dawn’s Story19th August 2019