Ashley has recently found a volunteering placement in his local community and has been loving every minute of it. He wanted to share his story of volunteering to encourage other people to consider volunteering and helping organisations or people in need of some support! Hi, my name is Ashey and I attend the Surrey Choices…
On Saturday 15 June 2019, Surrey Choices colleague Funmi is taking part in the Guildford Cathedral Abseil in support of our Local Charity of The Year. We sat down with Funmi to find out why she wanted to do the Abseil and what this means to her. Read the interview below! Why are you taking…
Our latest customer spotlight feature is on Lucy who attends Nexus Activity Centre. Read Lucy’s interview below to find out what her dream job would be, where her favourite place in the world is and more! What are your favourite hobbies or interests? I love painting and drawing, and I also enjoy baking and love…
From Saturday 1 – Friday 7 June, it’s Volunteers’ Week 2019. This week is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. So, we are sharing with you stories from individuals we support who are volunteers either through our EmployAbility service or elsewhere. Hi,…
From Saturday 1 – Friday 7 June, it’s Volunteers’ Week 2019. This week is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. So, we are sharing with you stories from individuals we support who are volunteers either through our EmployAbility service or elsewhere. …
Many of the individuals we support have been enjoying learning and playing golf for a number of years now, thanks to Community Golf. Community Golf are a Surrey based organisation who take golf into the community. They engage with a variety of groups within communities, using golf as a way to bring local groups together…
The young people who are currently on our EmployAbility Supported Internships Programme are just about to finish their year of work experience. Becky Grammel, an Employment Support Specialist asked one of the young men who has now been offered a paid job at his local pub how he is finding it… How have you felt…
Keeping jobs is as important a role for us as finding new jobs. This can take a lot of commitment, but can often make a big difference. Our latest good news story comes from EmployAbility, who tell us about V who has been at her place of work for 25 years now! Our Keep In Touch…
The Surrey Choices EmployAbility team goes above and beyond to secure work placements for students they continue to support! David O’Connor, an Employment Support Specialist here at Surrey Choices tells us one of the latest good news stories from the EmployAbility team, working together to find the best job for a young individual with Autism…
Through the Surrey Choices EmployAbility service, earlier this year Dermot was supported into securing his dream job working at Chessington World of Adventures Resort! Dermot joined the team at Chessington World of Adventures in February 2019, where he had roughly four weeks of training before the Resort opened in March for the first time in…
