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Sidney’s story: My mentor helped me value life again
“Thanks to my Back Up mentor, I’m very passionate about gardening,” says Sidney. Read more
1 November 2022
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Kim’s Story: Mentoring has given me my identity back
Music lover Kim loves to travel and recently came back from a punk rock music Read more
1 November 2022
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Tom’s story: Returning to education
In 2013 I had been living in China for three years studying Mandarin and Kung Read more
5 October 2016
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Alex’s story: My journey into employment
In 2011 I was studying economics at the University of Manchester. Between my second and Read more
5 October 2016
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Rob’s story: Dances with Dogs
I can’t remember being chased by a dog before, but it turns out they’re quite Read more
6 September 2016
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Katie’s story: Life as a young person with spinal cord injury
Research found that adults with spinal cord injury who were injured in childhood are less Read more
27 June 2016