Just imagine - a large group of passionate, intelligent and dedicated people dream of a new way to deliver help to people who are unemployed. They work tirelessly for over a year - showcasing their plans - talking to thousands of people to get their views - influencing - costing - dreaming - planning - designing - never stopping in their belief that there is a better way.

They create their new 'baby' - they submitt it to the Uk Government for scrutiny, examination, challenge and marking!

They wait for months - they present their ideas again - they wa..Emma HarrisonView Complete Post

Hi All,

Thought I would give you a quick update on what's been happening here since I last posted on the blog.

I have been travelling quite a lot (which means packing up my portable dog feeder and water bottle) as there have been a lot of success stories and people to meet, really inspiring individuals who have overcome obstacles and adversity.

We met Anna Rayner last week a woman who has set up her own holistic business with reiki and massage after working with Pathways in Leeds to access courses and experience. She has just won Female Entrepeneur of the Year t..A4e MarketingView Complete Post

Dear Ms Harrison,

I have been a client of A4E (Plymouth) for the past 18 months. My consultants were Martyn Blight and Mike Jones. They have been extremly helpful through my time at A4E working so hard finding me the right job to suit my needs as I am a single mother with commitments.

They have since found me a job I love doing and I couldn't be happier in my employment.

My company has just opened our new establishment and I am writing to you to invite you to the launch. It is on the 5th May at 1400pm at Riverfor..MyA4eView Complete Post

Everyday at A4e we are trying to find new ways of Improving Peoples Lives. Everyday we look at different models, different clients, different places where we can bring our energy and passion to help a person, a family or a community. Some of the heroes in A4e for me are the people who take our service and vision to a whole new place, Sally with young people, Jon and Andy with Financial Inclusion, Liton with Legal Services, Andrew and Kate with our services to people who have been on long term Incapacity Benefit and David working in Prisons. Taking the vi..Roy NeweyView Complete Post

Over the last few weeks we have had feedback from some of our clients that our service has missed the mark. Some of our clients have felt we have not lived up to the Improving Peoples Lives values we set ourselves.  Some of the feedback has been direct to our staff and the company but more disappointing is that some of our clients have felt unable to approach us directly about concerns they have regarding our service. To let customers down is bad enough but to have our clients feeling they could not approach us..Roy NeweyView Complete Post