Moving Forwards Together

Moving Forwards Together is an exciting new cross community initiative run by Create Community, Citizens Advice North Herts and North Herts Centre for Voluntary Service to support local residents on their next step … whether its training, perhaps volunteering or employment The project offers you a personalised programme to help build your confidence and skills through short courses, light touch mentoring and signposting … all in a friendly, supportive and non-judgmental way.

What’s on offer …

How it works …

You’ll have the space, time and opportunity to offload, pause, reflect and begin exploring options for your next steps … whatever they may be.

You’ll have access to 1:1 support … from someone there to simply listen, get to understand your story, your needs … right through to informed guidance and signposting … ending with tailored action plan that works for you.

You’ll have access to courses, programmes and activities that help you develop your self … self worth, self belief and self confidence through to the skills you need to make progress … whether to that next step … or ultimately, employment.

You’ll be able to access to equipment you need to get things done … plus get to grips with some of those day to challenges such as financial planning or budget management. 

You’ll be able to explore opportunities such as a diverse range of volunteering roles which will enable you to meet new people and build on your existing skills.

• 1️⃣ You get in touch

  You can get in touch in any number of ways …

  COME IN AND SEE US at:

  Create Community, 19-29 Station Road, Letchworth, SG6 3BB

  Citizens Advice North Hertfordshire, 49 Station Road, Letchworth, SG6 3BQ

  CALL US on Citizens Advice North Herts on 01462 689801 and leave a message and we will call you back.

  EMAIL US at:

  admin@create-community.co.uk

• 2️⃣ We organise a catch up

  Once you’ve got in touch, one of the teams will come back to you to organise an initial catch up.

  This could be either a phone call, video call or face to face depending on your circumstances and whatever works best for you.

  Of course, if there are any government restrictions in place we will need to take these into consideration too.

• 3️⃣ We have a conversation

  Everything begins with a simple conversation. We need to get to know a bit about you and your journey to this point. We’re not here to judge … simply listen and get a feel for where you are and where we might best be able to help you.

• 4️⃣ We look at your needs

  At some point we need to get a proper understanding of your needs … these maybe immediate - such as getting a debt payment sorted … or they could be longer term - such as getting yourself back together before looking to get back into regular employment.

• 5️⃣ We explore your next steps

  Having established that we have, within the project, some options to support you, we begin exploring next steps … what’s needed, in what order and from where?

• 6️⃣ We agree some actions

  Once we have agreed what needs to be done, we need to agree some actions … who’s going to do what and by when.

  You should recognise that steps don’t need to be big! They can be seemingly small … such as getting on a bus for the first time … or large such as attending an interview.

  Whatever plan we jointly develop will be tailored around your circumstances and personal situation and will be both tangible and realistic.

• 7️⃣ We support your journey forwards

  Once we’ve set you off on your first step, we won’t let go of you … we will agree a means and process for keeping in touch and tracking how you’re getting on … offering further support and guidance as you need it.