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
6 steps to optimising your mental wellbeing
This Men's Health Awareness Month, we’re proud to introduce this advice-packed blog from UK charity Mates in Mind.
The weight of responsibility: supporting the next generation of engineers
We spoke with Engineers Without Borders UK about the pressure and responsibility of entering engineering to address global challenges.
Autumn wellbeing
The northern hemisphere’s autumn season is underway and we explore ways that you can improve your wellbeing this autumn.