Life lessons

Life Lessons Move On’s Youth and Community Skills group have used their own life experiences to inspire creative writing pieces. Vanessa wrote a poem about what life on the streets feels like and about what it’s like experiencing cyber bullying. Paula has also shared...

Volunteer Mentors in Glasgow and Edinburgh

We are looking for enthusiastic and open-minded adults to volunteer to work with vulnerable young people aged 14 upwards.  Your role will be to work one-to-one with the young person using your own life experiences and skills to encourage them to achieve their goals. A...
#ChristmasWRap competition entries for #GivingTuesday

#ChristmasWRap competition entries for #GivingTuesday

Today, Tuesday 1 December is #GivingTuesday, the national day of giving. Move On’s theme for the event this year is #ChristmasWRap – we’ll be gift wrapping at St James Shopping Centre in Edinburgh on Thursday, and we have also been running a rap...
Freya Kennedy, Administrator, Glasgow

Freya Kennedy, Administrator, Glasgow

Freya writes: I have been working for Move On for six months now, and have enjoyed many unique experiences and exciting opportunities during this time. As admin assistant I spend the majority of my time in the Move On office on Ingram Street in Glasgow. The atmosphere...
Rebecca Grant, Development Worker, Glasgow

Rebecca Grant, Development Worker, Glasgow

Since starting my role as Development Worker at Move On’s Glasgow office in August, I have been able to get involved in many of the fantastic services that Move On offers young people. I am currently involved in the mentoring programme, coordinating matches between...
My Move On experience (literacies)

My Move On experience (literacies)

Two of our service users, Tommy and Daniel (name changed), share their stories of how Move On has helped them improve their literacy and numeracy skills. Tommy’s story After 30 years using drugs I arrived at Jericho House Rehab Unit, Greenock to work on my addiction...
Scottish Mentoring Network awards

Scottish Mentoring Network awards

John Hinton writes: This week I attended the Scottish Mentoring Network’s annual conference in Edinburgh.  It was a fantastic day with opportunities to learn from other mentoring services, discuss best practice and share ideas with others.  The conference also...

Move On’s #ChristmasWRap for #GivingTuesday

Every year, Move On chooses a theme for our Christmas campaign, linked with the #GivingTuesday national day of giving, which takes place this year on Tuesday 1st December. This year, we’ve chosen the theme #ChristmasWRap to increase awareness of our services and to...

Mentor training Edinburgh starts 21 November

Would you like to make a positive difference to a young person in need? Could you help develop the skills and confidence of a vulnerable young person in Edinburgh? Move On Edinburgh is currently looking for outgoing volunteer mentors for our next training course, and...