“I was involved in unlawful activities and after becoming a regular member at the free sports projects I started to change my behaviour and I stopped hanging around with people who were getting me in trouble and using me” Mohammed Ishaq (18 years old)
“Education never worked for me and I left school at 16 with no real qualifications. Since meeting the team and being mentored I have just completed my second year of Quantity Surveying at Birmingham University” Sean O’Malley (23 years old)
“Having people who you know have your best interests at heart and are there for you helped me realise I could keep going and got me through some really hard times” Latesha Carter (19 years old)
“As an Afghani refugee I wish I had known about the Plaza sooner as the support for my family and myself to help integrate and access local services has been great” Mo Islami (24 years old)
