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Case Study – Ronnie

Published: October 6, 2026

Ronnie started working with Access to industry following residential treatment at LEAP, engaging with our Encompass and then Mid and East Lothian Recovery Services.

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📢 This Wednesday sees us open the doors of the Infinity Recovery Hub – taking over The Hollies in Musselburgh with a new weekly recovery safe space offering various activities and support under one roof. Join us for coffee and cake, 12pm-2:30pm, plus: * SMART Recovery Meeting, 10:30am-12:15pm * Lived Experience Photography, 1:30pm-3pm Come say hi! 🤗 @eastlothiancouncil @eastlothcourier #supporthub #recoverysupport #recoveryhub #supportcharity #eastlothian #accesstoindustry Thanks to our friends at @_sohtis for their recent information session – a helpful refresh on what we can all to do be vigilant and responsive in identifying human trafficking and its human cost. We are proud to support SOHTIS, both locally and nationally, with this very important work. #humantrafficking #informationsession #supportcharity #stafflearning #accesstoindustry A much enjoyed and well-deserved Staff Day for us yesterday – with a choice of activities across @studio48art, @auldreekietours, @rbgedinburgh and @escape_edinburgh. Then we all gathered at @theheartofnewhaven for lunch, good chats and even a game of bingo 😍. #teamday #staffday #accesstoindustry #teambuilding #charityworkers Read our case study with Ronnie, who – supported by our Encompass and Mid & East Lothian Recovery Service teams – completed a number of courses that have led to him beginning an HNC in Working with Communities at @edinburghcollege 🙌. @eastlothiancouncil @midgov @edinburgh_council Read 👉 https://bit.ly/47CI9HB #recoverysupport #accesstoeducation #supportservice #transforminglives #employmentsupport A delight to host Dom from @archaeologyscotland to tell us about their Archaeology-based Employability Programmes running from @newbattleabbeycollege, and to show us some intriguing found objects (see pics 3 and 4). Watch this space as we form a bright new working relationship. And meantime, if you're interested in more about their courses, contact d.lyons@archaeologyscotland.org.uk. #accesstoeducation #supportservice #communitycollege #employabilityprogramme #archaeologyscotland Our Passport Cashback team attended @challenging.justice's event at @unistrathclyde, where we met with the Young Persons' Advisory Group and wider research team presenting the 'Challenging Justice Inequalities with Children in Conflict with the Law' report. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VigKYJ @cycj_scotland @nuffieldfound @celcisposts @scotgov @scottishprisonservice #challengingjustice #experienceofjustice #supportingyoungpeople #justicereport #supportservice