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 some...

This a story about my journey to MOVE ON. When I was young I always wanted to be a soldier like my uncle and serve my country.  My time with the army didn’t work out how I planned it so I ended up leaving under bad circumstances. I soon realised I didn’t know what I...