Foundations for Life

Earn up to £120 for quitting smoking

Social Housing customers can earn up to £120 for quitting smoking with our Stop Smoking Clinic.

Meet our Employment Advisors

Are you looking to get into work, progress your career or gain a new skill? Then our Employment Advisors Sean and Nilani are here to help.

Confidence and Wellbeing Course

We’ve teamed up with Uplift Associates to put on a 12 session course offering you a gentle introduction to building your confidence, improving your wellbeing and gaining the skills you’ll need for life and work

Inclusive job fair helps make career opportunities accessible to all

We welcomed 450 people to our Durham Employment Connections (DEC) Job Fair, a welcoming and inclusive job fair designed to connect job seekers with a diverse range of employers across industries.

Emily gets her wings

Emily Smith was looking for a job opportunity that would take her places. Now, thanks to support from our Foundations for Life Team, Emily’s career is about to take off.

Building career confidence

Since we started running our New Start employment programme, it has supported over 200 residents from across the North East to find career opportunities. Here are just some of our customers who New Start has helped.

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