Start-up charity honoured alongside third sector giants at Charity Times Awards

A unique UK charity, Astriid, is celebrating an impressive award shortlisting less than two years since its launch. The charity, which he…

Ex-construction project manager diagnosed with cancer praises charity Astriid for its wonderful work

Working for himself as a construction project manager in Poole when he was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2017, Gordon Youngson left work aged 65…

Chronically-ill 37-year-old lands first ever job, thanks to ground-breaking UK charity

Victoria Clutton calls for employment barriers to be removed for the long-term ill, as ASTRiiD (Available Skills for Training, Refreshing, Improvement,…

ASTRiiD

ASTRiiD's mission is to help people with long term, chronic illness find meaningful work. They believe that value of work is far more than the wages th…

Poole dad undertakes gruelling triathlon in aid of Royal Navy comrade’s legacy

An IT director from Poole swapped his laptop and mobile for running shorts, swimming gear and bike attire, to complete the London Triathlon, raising mu…

UK charity, ASTRiiD, calls on business bosses to plug the skills gap by bringing down barriers to employment at global conference

Business leaders have the power to tackle the growing UK skills crisis, according to ground-breaking charity, ASTRiiD – but first, they must relax rigi…

ASTRiiD prescribes meaningful work as the best medicine for UK’s invisible talent pool

Ground-breaking charity launches to help people affected by chronic illness find a sense of normality through flexible employment. A new UK charity,…