My name is Caz, I am 31 years old and have been engaging with Move On for at least over 5 years now. When I just arrived at Move On I was very interested in what they had to offer to the likes of young people like myself who maybe didn’t achieve the best grades at...
I was first referred to Move On when I was 15 years old. I was referred by a worker of mine from a project I was attending called C.L.A.S.S – this was a social work initiative to support young people who had shown long-term disengagement from school. During these...
At the start of my journey with Move On I did the Fareshare Employability course on a voluntary basis. I built up my skills and knowledge of the third sector and realised that youth work was what I wanted to do with my life. I was in some sticky situations before and...
I first came to Move On when I was 17 as a participant for the peer educator training. I didn’t know much about Move On nor did I know the massive impact it would have on my life. When I first started my training I was angry, competitive, didn’t listen to others and...
I started off being in care due to family problems as mum turned really ill. Unfortunately she was that ill that she couldn’t look after me any longer. I moved from place to place for couple of months then I found a place where I thought I would have been really happy...
I have been a part of Move On’s Glasgow mentoring service for 14 months now and I have enjoyed the time so far. I would recommend this service to young people in Glasgow who have experienced being in care. Move On is celebrating their 20th birthday and for this...
