Sidney benefited from our Mentoring programme, it helped him find the joy in life again

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

Kim, a back up Mentor.

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

Tom’s story: Returning to education

In 2013 I had been living in China for three years studying Mandarin and Kung Read more

Alex’s story: My journey into employment

In 2011 I was studying economics at the University of Manchester. Between my second and Read more

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

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