Oct 27, 20201 minCiaran’s Short Road to 40 Hours per Week In our first piece of this week’s life under lockdown, we look at Ciaran Masterson’s journey into employment during the last year From...
Oct 22, 20202 minIain Is Top of The Range The latest installment of our participants’ journeys during COVID19 comes from Iain Van Maaren, a resident of the Antrim and Newtownabbey...
Oct 20, 20201 minTaking a Loaf out of Your Book - Claire's Truly 'New Normal' In the first of several blogs that reflect upon the experience of our participants during the global pandemic, we begin with Claire...
Aug 20, 20201 minAndrew's storyI joined the NOW Group in 2015, and then heard about Kidnap the following year through word of mouth. I decided to join in September 2017...
Aug 18, 20201 minChris's storyI first heard about the NOW Group when I started going to a youth service; my friend texted me about it, so we decided to go and see what...
Aug 13, 20201 minSean's storyI first heard about the NOW Group from my friend, and then people in the NOW Group told me about the Kidnap programme. I wanted to take...
Aug 12, 20201 minTraining Provider of the Year!Training Development Manager, Cheryl Ball, stepped out of the virtual world to collect our prestigious award from OCN Announced at an...
Aug 11, 20201 minConor's storyConor first learned about the NOW Group through a leaflet he received at college. He thought it looked interesting and wanted to get...
Aug 5, 20201 minAmanda's storyAmanda has been involved with the NOW Group for a number of years. While she was participating in the Transition 1 group, Amanda heard...