by elspethmcphee | Oct 1, 2025 | Personal stories
Dom: Focusing on the future The Coastal Kitchen Family welcomed Dom to their team through a supported internship. After completing his internship as a Golf Hut Attendant, Dom is now building on the skills he developed and taking exciting next steps in his career,...
by elspethmcphee | Jul 23, 2025 | Personal stories
Greg: learning, working, and moving forward Greg was referred into Empowering Employment after a period of challenging experiences with unsuitable employers and the misuse of zero-hour contracts. Working with Greg, we could see that hospitality was his passion and he...
by elspethmcphee | Jul 18, 2025 | Personal stories
Connor: thriving at Furzey Gardens Connor joined Furzey Gardens as an Assistant Gardener after rebuilding his confidence with support from Empowering Employment and the Positive Path Foundation. ‘I had a bit of a rough journey,’ Connor admits, after resigning from his...
by matthew.stroud | Oct 11, 2024 | Personal stories
joseph: gaining confidence through work Joseph has been working as an apprentice at Furzey Gardens tea rooms and told us about his experience. 1. Why did you want to do an apprenticeship? To gain more experience in an active workplace and to improve my confidence away...
by matthew.stroud | Oct 11, 2024 | Personal stories
daniel: Working towards paid employment Daniel is currently working as an Empowering Employment apprentice at The View café, run by Minstead Trust in the Portsmouth Civic Offices. 1. Why did you want to do an apprenticeship? Independence and control over my own life....
by matthew.stroud | Oct 11, 2024 | Personal stories
luci: staying positive through work Luci joined our Step Up for Work programme, a work and training programme for people with learning disabilities, autism and other additional needs before beginning a work placement at Lily&Lime café where her natural talent...
