2022 is coming to an end, and what a year it’s been. The Moxie team had to have a sentimental moment and reflect back on how brilliant and challenging of a year it’s been.
So sit back, relax and have a read of some of Moxie’s favourite moments of the year.
It's been a busy but exciting time to be a part of the Moxie team, and we’ve hit some amazing milestones along the way. Let's check them out.
But it’s not just Moxie that we’re proud of, Working Wardrobe has also earned some amazing achievements in 2022 that we’ve got to shout about. As a reminder, or, if you're new to this initiative, The Working Wardrobe project donates interview clothing to people looking for work in our communities across South Wales.
Well, it’s safe to say 2022 was a year of expansion for Working Wardrobe; two brand new hubs were opened in Rhondda Cynon Taff with Newydd and another in Blaenau Gwent with our friends at TaiCalon. These new hubs will help those in the local area who have interviews and need professional and business clothing feel confident and prepped for the big day.
But wait, there’s more – there are further plans for three more hubs to open in early 2023 in Cardiff and Monmouthshire, so watch this space.
This is a pretty big one, the first ever Working Wardrobe hub which is located in Caerphilly turned one in September – happy belated birthday! Within its first year of opening, we’ve helped over 130 people gain access to interview clothing and work wear, and we also aided over 20 people to attend interviews. Brilliant work, team Caerphilly (Platfform, Working Families & United Welsh)!
We weren’t exaggerating when we said 2022 was a big year for Working Wardrobe, and we had the privilege of hosting the Working Wardrobe launch back in March alongside the brilliant Jason Mohammad. A massive £10K was raised which will go towards Working Wardrobe being able to grow and help even more people in Wales.
We also had the opportunity to share the Working Wardrobe story and mission to hundreds of people and businesses, whether that was face-to-face or virtually. At Moxie, we love to spread the word of what an amazing charity initiative Working Wardrobe is (even if we do say so ourselves 💁♂️) and everything it does for local communities.
A little help often goes a long way, whether that’s people helping us or us helping them. This year, we’ve had the opportunity to work with 16+ local & national businesses to help them set up and run internal clothing drives which were then donated to Working Wardrobe. Drives like this and local donations have helped Working Wardrobe to prevent hundreds of clothing items from going to landfill. A big thanks to all those who have got involved – we couldn’t do this without you!
We also held our first Corporate Volunteering Day with Companies House, and their help meant more donations could be collected, organised and put on display for those who need them.
The Moxie Foundation also has some shining moments throughout this year that we think everyone should know about, so here they are:
Some new faces joined us
The Moxie Foundation also received new board members, Tom Froggatt, Managing Director at Singular Talent, and Lucy Heskins, Director at Oh Blimey Startup Marketing, who will both provide additional expertise and help us make the Foundation thrive so that we can have even greater impact. Welcome on-board, team.
Six grants were awarded
We’re very grateful to have received funding and grants throughout the year which have aided us in investing more into the Foundation and in turn help more people and communities. We were awarded six grants throughout 2022 to support job seekers across South Wales, and we also allocated £3272.60 through our 5% donation of Moxie profits for the year.
And finally, here’s a chance to hear from our team themselves what their favourite memories are from 2022, so let’s take a trip down memory lane to finish off the year with the teams’ Mega Moxie Moments:
“My top Moxie moment was getting my first perm placement and how rewarding it felt to help someone get a job they were so passionate about and seeing all the hard work pay off. I appreciate I
haven’t been here too long, but I already know that there will be many more feel-good memories to come.”
“My top moment of 2022 was helping a lady go from a part-time temp cleaning role with Tai Calon, to a 3-month FTC as a Repairs Admin with no prior experience, then to being offered a long-term position with them.
She had low self-confidence and almost cancelled the interview, so I supported, encouraged, and prepped her for the interview, and she landed the job… a job she thought would never be attainable! Now she’s started a career in social housing and couldn’t be happier. Properly gives me the good feels when I think about it.”
“My favourite moment to date was helping an applicant to finally land a really important talent acquisition role for a Welsh substance misuse charity. Knowing that this opportunity not only helps her to further her career, but also relocate to Swansea to finally be with her partner, was hugely satisfying.”
“My favourite moment of 2022 was being able to support a candidate into a new role who had
recently graduated with a master’s in Health & Safety after entering Wales as a refugee in 2015.
His passion for the social housing sector and supporting local communities shone through and after impressing in his interview and securing the role, he quickly become an invaluable asset to organisation and is now loving life in the Welsh social housing sector.”
“My best moment are the partnerships we’ve created and strengthened with so many inspirational charities, it’s something I wake up proud of every day. This year we’ve helped Welsh charities recruit into several senior/business-critical roles and we’ve enabled charities to recruit whole staff teams on a tight turnaround for several new and innovative services.
Knowing that our work helps ease pressure on the everyday lives of hundreds of inspirational support workers, managers, and HR teams, whilst ensuring some of our society’s most vulnerable people are getting the support they need, is what still gets me out of bed every day, even after 13 years.”
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Nicely said guys. Well, that’s a wrap on 2022, it’s been emotional, but now onto bigger and better things in 2023 – see you all there!
