Foundations for Life

Shazia Noor, from Middlesbrough, set up Nur Fitness as a gym and studio, but over the years it’s evolved into something more. Shazia tells us how it’s helped empower hundreds of women and now, through our New Start employability scheme, is going to empower even more.

Two employability projects led by Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) and Karbon Homes have been awarded a combined £1.2m of funding by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) as the lead authority. 

An innovative, paid work placement programme is growing from strength to strength with 79% of its latest intake of recruits securing permanent employment with local employers. 

A group of customers from Stanley have taken part in free employability skills sessions delivered by the leading energy, regeneration and construction specialist Equans as part of the organisation’s commitment to supporting communities across the North East & Cumbria.