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Katie joined Mustard Tree’s life-skills and employability training placement ‘Freedom’ after a period of homelessness caused by multiple factors. “I was in a major depressive state” Katie* has bipolar disorder and has had problems with mental health in the…
Soulemann has been living in the UK since 2012, after fleeing persecution in his home country. He came to Mustard Tree to pursue his dream of owning his own business. “Because I live with my partner, I lost all…
During these times of great uncertainty and distress, there’s always a ray of light ready to shine through the clouds. We’re delighted to share the below update from our Freedom Coordinator Jacquie, who has some inspiring news from our Salford…
Daniel joined the ‘Freedom Project’ – Mustard Tree’s life-skills and employability training programme, after struggling to find work in the area he wanted to build a career in. “What am I doing here?” When Daniel first stepped foot inside Mustard…
I started working in the catering industry at 16, until I was 29. Then when I moved to Manchester, I did a number of different jobs until I went back to cooking in 2014. The last place I worked before…
Before coming to Mustard Tree I was in a pretty bad place. All the experiences I’d had in work made me think that it wasn’t for me and I suffered from really bad anxiety that meant the idea of even…