Toby’s Story
Without Inspire I don’t feel I would be as confident and positive about the future.
Toby came to us suffering from anxiety and depression as well as confident issues. which meant he was unable to find a job or socialise.
Since meeting James, he has become a lot more confident, so much so he is now doing the social media for his local football club which entails interviewing people and managing their tik tok.
‘I feel so much happier as I feel I have found something that I really enjoy’
Since working with inspire and volunteering in their marketing department, it has enabled him to develop a passion for social media and something he now knows he wants to develop moving forward.
The support from James, has made it so much easier for Toby to take those firsts steps and he has learnt so much and built up his confidence.
James said ‘Toby has come a long way since I started working with him. The person I met a few months ago is barely recognisable compared to the Toby I speak to now. His anxiety and lack of confidence were a real barrier to engaging in anything really; his parents would accompany him and do most of the talking for him. Toby didn’t have any idea what he wanted to do, or even what he was capable of. He’s now so much more outgoing, and it’s a credit to him and the hard work he has done to overcome his barriers’
Inspire do great work for supporting young people and I’m really proud to have been a part of that. It’s been a really worthwhile experience, and I would definitely recommend any young person that’s struggling to reach out to them.