Personal Goals Award

Alex joined Rathbone Cymru through the Barry Launch project, designed to help her develop her life skills and re-engage with employment and education. Alex was referred to this programme through her Youth Offending Officer. Alex has had various problems in her teens; she didn’t receive secondary school education, has had serious problems with drug use and became a teenage parent, only to have her child put into care.

Wanting to do something better with her life she tried the Launch project, where at first she had low confidence and didn’t interact with the others. However she turned herself around and showed utter determination to change her life through the project. She gained such responsibility and enthusiasm, she’s willing to take on any new challenge. Now Alex has bright hopes for the future, believing that no matter what barriers she faces she can overcome them and achieve.

Ymunodd Alex â Rathbone Cymru trwy brosiect Lansio Y Barri, a gynlluniwyd i’w chynorthwyo i ddatblygu ei sgiliau bywyd ac i ail-ymgysylltu â chyflogaeth ac addysg. Cyfeiriwyd Alex at y rhaglen hon trwy ei Swyddog Troseddau Ieuenctid. Profodd Alex amrywiol broblemau yn ystod ei harddegau; ni dderbyniodd addysg uwchradd, cafodd broblemau difrifol gyda cham-ddefnyddio cyffuriau a chafodd blentyn yn ei harddegau, ond i’r plentyn gael ei gymryd i ofal. Ond roedd am wneud rhywbeth â’i bywyd a rhoddodd dro ar y prosiect Lansio, ble ar y dechrau roedd yn dioddef o ddiffyg hyder a ddim yn ymwneud â’r bobl ifainc eraill. Ond, fe newidiodd ei hagwedd ac arddangos penderfyniad llwyr i newid ei bywyd trwy’r prosiect. Enillodd y fath frwdfrydedd ac agwedd gyfrifol fel ei bod yn barod i wynebu unrhyw her newydd. Bellach mae gan Alex obeithion disglair ar gyfer y dyfodol ac mae’n credu, waeth pa rwystrau y bydd yn eu wynebu, y gall eu goresgyn a llwyddo.