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Employment News Autumn 2020

admin 19 October 2020 Disability, Events, Fundraising, General, Getting you back to work, History, Impact reports, Jobs, Military, Volunteering

The Poppy Factory Annual Review 2019

Grace Andrews 23 March 2020 Disability, Events, Fundraising, General, Getting you back to work, History, Impact reports, Jobs, Military, Volunteering

The Poppy Factory’s employability service helps change the lives of hundreds of veterans with health conditions each year, and our work as a charity is developing all the time. We …

Steve seeks support to weather the storm

Dan Hodges 19 February 2020 Case Studies, General, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

After serving a full 23 years in the Royal Navy, Steve enjoyed a successful career in the NHS until drinking, depression and debt took their toll. With support from The …

Extremely rewarding work for Steven

Joanna Jacobson 3 September 2019 Case Studies, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

Former Royal Fusilier Steven Collins experienced tragedy when three of his comrades were killed by a roadside bomb while out on patrol in Iraq on his birthday. After leaving the …

New RNRMC funding will support more veterans with health conditions into work

Sam Sowemimo 4 July 2019 General, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

Wounded, injured or sick veterans who have served in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines and need help moving back into work will benefit from new funding for The Poppy …

The Poppy Factory wins national employment award

Joanna Jacobson 21 June 2019 Disability, Events, General, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

The Poppy Factory has been named winners of the Disability and Health Employment category at the ERSA Employability Awards for its work supporting veterans with health conditions get back into …

Yvette’s Story

Joanna Jacobson 29 March 2019 Case Studies, Disability, General, Getting you back to work, History, Jobs, Military

Yvette served in the Army for 10 years, seeing active duty in the First Gulf War and Bosnia, where she drove heavy military vehicles for the Royal Logistics Corps. But …

Annual Review 2018

Joanna Jacobson 28 March 2019 Disability, Events, Fundraising, General, Getting you back to work, History, Jobs, Military, Volunteering

We ensure that we keep our supporters up to date with what we do and where their generous donations go. The Poppy Factory Annual Review 2018 is now available and …

The women driving The Poppy Factory to success

Joanna Jacobson 8 March 2019 Events, General, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

The combined knowledge and experience of The Poppy Factory’s female staff and supporters are vital to the success of our operation, with women making up five of our seven executive …

Finally I have found a job I believe I will be good at

Sam Sowemimo 9 January 2019 Case Studies, Disability, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

Dom was a Driver Lineman in the Royal Signals for just over 10 years but left in 2007 due to a heart condition, PTSD and anxiety. He went into a …

Poppy Factory receives Freedom of the Borough

Joanna Jacobson 12 December 2018 Disability, Events, Getting you back to work, History, Jobs, Military

The Poppy Factory has been awarded the borough’s highest honour in recognition of its work. As part of the borough’s commemoration activities to mark the end of 100 years since …

1,000 wounded, injured and sick veterans supported into work

Joanna Jacobson 6 September 2018 Disability, Fundraising, Getting you back to work, Jobs, Military

The Poppy Factory has reached the milestone of supporting 1,000 veterans with physical or mental health challenges back into meaningful work, following a summer campaign urging people to write or …

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