Success stories

Create is about changing lives and giving people the chance to shine. Our success stories are a testament to what we do and the people we help.

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Dawit

"I am so happy, so very happy. How can I explain how happy this course makes me? I have learned so many things here."

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Annika

"Before the Academy, my only work experience was childcare. Now I have retail and catering experience, it improves my chances of getting a job."

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Colin

"I am smiling and laughing again - not because someone has told a joke - but because I’m happy. I am finding myself again, the real me, how I used to be."

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Negussu

"The work experience in the warehouse and cafe has been great. It has increased my confidence and made me feel ready for work. Being at the Academy, I’ve felt part of a team and made new friends too."

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Adi

“In that kitchen, I know I am useful, I know I am alive. I can do things, I can learn a new skill and produce things. It’s lit up a new way for me, every day is a fresh new day.”

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Future hopes and Futureheads

15th May 2012

I don’t think there’s many places like Create in the country. Where people can come from all sorts of different backgrounds – homeless, unemployed, struggling domestically – and get completely retrained in three months and end up in the world of work pretty soon afterwards.

Create Manchester

20th April 2012

The award winning social enterprise Create was proud to open the doors of its newly refurbished café in the Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre on April 18th 2012.

NYC and V20

13th February 2012

Today sees the launch of V-20, to promote voluntary sector’s role in delivery of employment services.