Why we’re special

Aspire is special because of our Employees, our Clients, our Supporters and our Services. Bringing these elements together, Aspire creates a positive impact touching many aspects of life in Oxfordshire.

It’s not only the quality of life of our employees that improves through work, but also that of the wider Oxfordshire community, neighbourhoods and businesses. Socially and environmentally, working with Aspire delivers wide reaching benefits. There’s less call on the benefits system, the NHS, the emergency services and much more.

We change lives, but we couldn’t do this without the support of our Customers and Clients. To find out more about our Services and how you could be helping to change lives click here.

Our employees

All Aspire Companies are staffed by exceptional individuals with unique skill sets, remarkable levels of motivation and an inspiring dedication to being the best. Our employees have often survived and overcome situations that would break most of us. Our workforce is different to the average company’s – our people are working not just for a wage, but working to keep their lives moving forwards.

At Aspire, we give our Employees the opportunity to realise their full potential. All our Teams are professionally managed and work to the highest standards. We live and work in the real world – our competition is not other charities or volunteer services.

Our competition is other commercial operations. That means everyday, on every job, we work to the best of our abilities, knowing that our reputation is key to our growing success.

For the individuals who come to work for us, the outcomes can be life changing. Families come together again, respect is re-found, confidence is built and the old behaviours of the past are left behind. New pathways and challenges are embraced. Belief in a better future becomes a reality.

Case study

My story is little different from other peoples, who work for Aspire but we have one common problem. We all been homeless and it does not matter, what is some body background. We all been outcast by society. Standard stereotypical thinking, if you homeless, then no body wouldn’t deal with you. Because every single employer looking for easy solution and trying avoid problems at all cost.
What about peoples who want have second chance? Some peoples never change but many want have second chance and get back to society. And Aspire does it, Aspire helps peoples, regarding their past, get back normal life. It is what I’m having now, thanks to Aspire.
I been employed by Aspire for over 6 months and I been working together with former so called trouble makers. What I can say, a whole lot of good peoples, who said no to past.
No doubt that Aspire is more than needed, because Aspire does, what no body else even wouldn’t think about. Aspire gives to peoples chance restore their reputation..

What our employees think of us

Mr S

Aspire have done a lot for me, like get me back into a work routine. It gives me a sense of well being. They know I have had a problem with drugs but they still gave me a chance to prove myself and I thank them very much and I think there should be more people like them.

Luke

I’m tired. Then it gets me up and puts me in a team that I don’t want to let down. Then I leave awake. I love it.

Mr F

I’ve been working for Aspire for 16 months now and it’s been a positive and beneficial experience for me. I’m feeling a lot more confident and looking forward to my future now.

Anon

Aspire has build my confidence up and help me get a structure. It helps me improve my skills, self-worth and its helping me get back into full time work. Before I was with Aspire I wasn’t doing anything which was getting me depressed. So Aspire has helped me in my ways and I’m grateful to them.

Mr W

Aspire means to me a chance to get back into the work routine and a sense of well being. I feel better about myself and I feel more like a man going to work everyday. I now look forward to waking-up in the mornings as I have a purpose now.

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