b'CHAMPIONINGYOUTH CAREERS RUBIES Story FUTURE YOU (WIGAN)46 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETED THE FUTURE YOU COURSERubie returned to Wigan after extreme hardship,27 YOUNG PEOPLE PROGRESSED INTO JAKUBS Story losing her rst-born son, Jackson, in May 2021EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONJakub, a 24-year-old autistic man, joined Wiganand leaving her long-term partner. Homeless andHATCH (LEIGH)Youth Zones Employability Skills programmepregnant, she lived in a damp, insecure hotel45 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETED THE after Covid impacted his mental health and leftroom, feeling low and fearful. HATCH PROGRAMMEhim feeling isolated and demotivated. Through43 YOUNG PEOPLE PROGRESSED INTO group sessions with peers in similarAfter being offered council housing, Rubies KeyEMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONsituations, Jakub rebuilt hisWorker referred her to Wigan Youth Zone forPATHWAY 2 EMPLOYABILITY condence, self-belief, and socialadvice on nursing. Her resilience and passion(LEIGH)skills. A residential trip to the Lake stood out, and with support of our Employability245 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETED PATHWAY 2 EMPLOYABILITY District was life-changing, givingteam and Future You programme, Rubie joined him independence, including the NHS 12-week programme at Wigan & Leigh133 YOUNG PEOPLE PROGRESSED INTO cooking and menu planning forHospital. She excelled, earning a permanent roleEMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONthe rst time. With renewedas a Health Care Assistant, turning her motivation, Jakub secured workchallenges into a driving force for change.as a Licensed Security Guardin Bolton and across theThanks to everyone\'s help I now have my dream North West, proving that job! I can\'t believe this has actually happened with the right support, for me I didn\'t think it would ever because I barriers can be overcome. thought I would have go to University and didn\'t know how I would do that without any "The youth zone haschildcare. I enjoyed the course and loved every definitely helped me buildpart of working in the hospital and can\'t the courage I needed to getbelieve I have now got a job there as well which to where I am today!"has given me so much more independence.'