Trisha* came to Mustard Tree in severe financial hardship. She worked in care for most of her adult life but, due to ongoing and intense physical pain, she needed to go on long term sick leave. Trisha received £411.51 per…
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Julita’s Life Story
Julita* first came to Mustard Tree to get support around employment and to learn new skills. This is an account of how Mustard Tree creates opportunity for anyone looking to make a positive change. “I felt useless and wanted to…
Katie’s Story
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’s Story
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…
New avenues for Pavel
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’s Story
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…
Shaun’s Story
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…
Euan – 19 months on
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…