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Newcastle Futures offers a free confidential service to help assist unemployed residents of Newcastle access job and training opportunities. They are based in over 40 different community locations including local libraries and Customer Service centres.

Who Can They Help
Newcastle Futures are able to support Newcastle residents of working age, not in employment (or those in employment of 15 hours or less). Refugees must have leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain and migrants must be in receipt of a benefit. We are not able to help customers who do not have access to public funds.

In addition all residents must match one of the below criteria and live within the Newcastle City Council boundaries:

Criteria

• Resident from Working Neighbourhood Funded Area
• Claiming Jobseekers Allowance and living in the Working Neighbourhood Area
• Claiming Incapacity Benefits / Employment Support Allowance
• Lone Parent
• Workless Families
• Black and Minority Ethnic
• Homeless persons
• Ex-offender
• Aged 50 years or over

Visit www.newcastlefutures.co.uk to find out more

There are many people who can help you depending on who works in your area both in and out of school. It is alo important that you can talk to someone you can trust, so even if they do not specialise in the issue you want to talk to them about they would still be able to to refer you to the right person whilst supporting you along the way. Every school has Connexions Personal Advisers and the Youth Service has Youth Workers that work both in and out of school.

Additional qualifications or work experience are often what can make a difference. You can organise this yourself or a project such as Sat Nav to Success may be able to help you. Go to their website for more details at www.satnavtosuccess.co.uk