New Country, New Start
Z is an Iranian refugee and travelled to the UK with her 15-year-old daughter and husband. She had already accessed mental health support but...
Mary is 23-year-old and has recently got out of a domestic abuse relationship. She wanted help with getting off drugs and alcohol and had been supported with this by the relevant drug and alcohol services. Mary was now looking for a way to get into some part time work alongside trying to build her own business, she has no qualifications and no relevant training but wanted LL to support her with finding a job or get her enrolled onto a training programme.
Mary came to her Initial Assessment with a view of what she wanted to do and where she wanted to head towards. After brainstorming her ideas, a coproduced plan was devised.
- Check out what training was available through volunteer services .
Outcome: Has now applied for voluntary work
- Make a referral to the employability and skills services as Mary wanted to apply for part time jobs and needed help to build a CV.
Outcome: She now has a fully updated CV and has applied for 2 part time jobs
- Refer to One you Leeds for smoking cessation