Young Person: James Sanderson
James left school without a single qualification and as a result, struggled to find a job. He became depressed and turned to alcohol. James’ self-esteem was low and family arguments were frequent. He left home and slept where he could – on the streets, in hostels, sometimes on a friend’s floor.
James became addicted to hard drugs. After two years he contacted his mum who told him his Nan was ill. He moved to Bolton to care for her but couldn’t find work so started dealing drugs. He was caught and sentenced to 12 months in prison. While inside, James’ Nan died and this made him re-evaluate his life.
On leaving prison, James sought help. He applied to the Team programme and was accepted. The programme helped James kick his drink habit and regain his confidence.
He is now working as a refuse collector in Bolton, has his own home, a loving girlfriend and a step-son. James also volunteers to support other Team programmes and eventually would like to become a Team Leader himself
Starbucks Volunteering: Jenni Raeside
“I would definitely do this again. It’s great for us as a team to be working with such a positive initiative and I know both my team and the young people working with us got a lot out of it.” Jenni Raeside, mentor and manager to Cris Morrison during his time on placement
Starbucks Fundraiser: Stephen Langley
Million Makers: “It is a really challenging project but takes you out of your ordinary "work mode" and allows you to get creative and really push our business ideas we all have inside our heads. Working with other Partners has been a fantastic team building event and allowed us all to broaden our skills which in turn has strengthened our own roles within Starbucks” Stephen Langley, Million Makers team – The Trust’s nationwide corporate enterprise challenge
Other Starbucks Fundraising
6 partners (employees) took part in the Wild UK challenge in September 2009. Wild UK is a physically demanding three-day competition in which participants hike, bike and kayak 100 miles across breathtaking stretches of Somerset and Devon, racing against other teams and the clock.
27 Starbucks cyclists joined 3,000 others in our annual Palace to Palace bike ride on 27th September 2009. Palace to Palace is a 45-mile mass cycle event from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle in aid of The Trust.
23 brave Partners have undertaken a sky dive and 13 more took part in an abseil in Northern Ireland in August 2009.
90 stores across the North West & Yorkshire and Humber region held celebrations in their stores for The Trust raising nearly £4,000 for young people.