CAREERS AND FINANCE
Stride Forward offers careers advice and vocational coaching, helping those with life-changing injuries to find direction, explore transferrable skills and develop practical skills to help transition into work or interests.
Our integrated approach combines personalised career guidance and practical skills training. We offer financial literacy courses to build money confidence, negotiate the benefits system and understand how to manage compensation payouts. Supported by long-term mentorship, we aim to help each individual build a fulfilling career path that works with their changed circumstances.
CASE STUDIES
JOHN'S JOURNEY INTO CONSTRUCTION
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John, in his early 20s, returned to part-time work after life-changing peripheral nerve and orthopaedic injuries but felt unfulfilled and uncertain about his future. With limited educational qualifications, he worried about his career prospects.
Working with our careers advisor Annabel, John explored his strengths and discovered his passion lay in construction. We matched him with Mark, a volunteer mentor with extensive construction experience and an understanding of how to build a career without formal qualifications.
Through our vocational training, John developed CV writing skills, gained interview confidence and accessed work experience opportunities. With Mark's industry insights and Stride Forward’s ongoing support, John now has a clear pathway into work in construction and has the tools to succeed.
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SARAH'S GRADUATE CAREER TRANSITION
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Sarah, a 24-year-old social sciences graduate, struggled with confidence after sustaining complex orthopaedic injuries and chronic pain. The transition from university to professional life felt overwhelming.
Through career exploration sessions, Stride Forward helped Sarah identify how her graduate skills could translate across different industries. After consultations with various industry experts, she gained clarity on her preferred career direction.
Matching her with an experienced mentor, Sarah is now developing her CV, gaining valuable interview skills, and accessing work experience. She's learning to present her unique perspective as a strength while navigating workplace accommodations with confidence.
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LISA'S FINANCIAL JOURNEY
Lisa, a 54-year-old SENCO teacher, received compensation exceeding £2 million after suffering a traumatic above-knee amputation. With no investment experience and limited money awareness, she initially spent most of her settlement on a property and adaptations, a car, and supporting family and friends. After 10 years, with rising prosthetic costs and limited cash, she is now financially struggling.
Stride Forward can help change this situation through our financial literacy coaching and personal finance education. With mentorship and support, Lisa can build the confidence to work with a regulated financial adviser, create effective budgets and develop practical tools to manage daily spending and make better-informed financial decisions for her long-term wellbeing.
Providing those with life-changing injuries with early financial and literacy support can transform the compensation received into lasting security and independence.
Those without litigation settlements we can offer support in navigating benefit system, budgeting and financial planning.
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To protect the identities of these vulnerable individuals, we have anonymised them.
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A FUTURE
OF BOUNDLESS POSSIBILITIES
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OUR SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS
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LOCAL IMPACT AND COMMUNITY TRUST
Operating nationwide with deeply personal, locally visible impact. Your employees and customers likely know someone affected by
life-changing injury. Our mentees are rebuilding their lives across UK communities – authenticity you can stand behind.
