Your stories
Everyone goes through challenges, but you don’t have to face those challenges alone. See what a difference it makes to have some support from your Foothold community.
You're not alone
You might feel like you’re alone – but you’re not. Your Foothold community is here for you. See how we’ve supported other members of the community through their challenges.
Rebeca’s story of becoming a Foothold volunteer
Read Rebeca's journey of becoming a volunteer for Foothold
Networkers Iberia’s story of international fundraising
Find out how Rebeca’s employer, Gattaca, is encouraging its international teams to support the engineering community by raising funds for Foothold
Tania’s story of telephone befriending
Find out how Tania supports Foothold community members through telephone befriending
Stuart’s story of regaining control of his mental health
Find out how we supported Stuart when the COVID-19 pandemic affected his mental health
Malcolm’s story of seeking financial support during the pandemic
Find out how we supported Malcolm and his family financially when the Covid-19 pandemic struck
Paul’s story of seeking financial support during illness
Find out how we supported Paul and his family financially when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and he was diagnosed with cancer
Laurie’s story of getting financial support after losing his income
Find out how we financially supported Laurie when he was made redundant and lost his income overnight because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How career coaching helped Andrew after redundancy
Find out how we supported Andrew when he was made redundant and needed career coaching to get back into the job market.
Yael’s story of getting support during maternity leave
Find out how we supported Yael and her family during maternity leave when she needed practical and financial help.
Blog
Blog: Mysteries of MIS (Minimum Income Standard) unravelled
Have you ever seen the phrase 'Minimum Income Standard' and wondered what it was all about?
Blog: Wolf’s tips for succeeding in the workplace as a neurodivergent engineer
Wolf’s top tips for overcoming challenges of neurodiversity in the workplace: meeting deadlines, keeping track of tasks and written communications
Winter Warmth Network: Support for UK families struggling with energy costs
Our CEO Jane explains how Foothold has connected with the Winter Warmth Network to enable our community to get the right support this winter