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Only A Pavement Away

The charity supporting people facing homelessness, prison leavers and veterans into careers within hospitality.

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LIFE SKILLS HUB

Aiming to provide essential life skills and long-term support to people facing or experiencing homelessness in London.

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STABILITY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT.

Established in 2018, Only A Pavement Away aims to connect forward thinking employers in the hospitality industry and charities working with people facing or experiencing homelessness, prison leavers and veterans, to help place them into long term, stable employment.

With thanks to your support, Only A Pavement Away has gone from strength to strength over the past 2 years. 2020 was a challenging year for everyone but with thanks to your ongoing generous support, we have been able to continue to grow and develop the charity as well as support those already on the programme through the lockdown crisis.

Over the next 12 months we want to support a further 250 vulnerable people into work giving each, the chance to forge a pathway to a brighter future.

Your continued support will ensure we can achieve this.

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The Problem.

There are many reasons why people are forced into homelessness such as lack of affordable housing, losing a job, mental health, leaving prison or the armed forces with no home to go to or escaping an abusive relationship.

There are many thousands of people facing or experiencing homelessness across the country today. Being ‘homeless’ can take many forms such as rough sleeping, people living in sheds, garages and other unconventional buildings, sofa surfing, hostels and unsuitable temporary accommodation such as B&Bs. (Ref: Crisis 2020)

In a country with the fifth largest economy, homelessness is a scandal – it is not acceptable. OAPA wants to help to change that.

HOMELESSNESS

REGISTERED HOMELESS IN 2020

households in GB threatened with homelessness in 2020

INCREASE OF PEOPLE FORCED ONTO STREETS IN GB LAST 5 YEARS

Number of Homeless taken off the streets & put into hostels for COVID

homeless people who have committed a crime to get off the streets

AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A WOMAN LIVING ON THE STREET

AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A MAN LIVING ON THE STREET

people died without a permanent home in 2020

COST IN £ TO GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT A PERSON LIVING ON THE STREET

AVERAGE COST IN £ TO NHS TO PROVIDE CARE TO A PERSON LIVING ON THE STREET

VETERANS

VETERANS COPING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

VETERANS IN PRISON

VETERANS ON PAROLE

VETERANS HAVE NO PERMANENT ADDRESS

VETERANS SLEEPING ROUGH

PRISON LEAVERS

PRISON POPULATION IN 2018

EX-OFFENDERS RELEASED EACH YEAR

PRISONERS ON PROBATION

PRISONERS ON ROTL

OFFENDERS WHO WERE HOMELESS BEFORE OFFENDING

AN EMPLOYED EX-OFFENDER IS UP TO 87% LESS LIKELY TO REOFFEND

THE DISCHARGE GRANT GIVEN TO PRISONERS ON LEAVING PRISON

IN P45 EMPLOYMENT ONE MONTH AFTER RELEASE

IN P45 EMPLOYMENT TWO YEARS AFTER RELEASE

young offenders that have no accommodation to go to on release

reoffend within 2 years if they don’t have a job

of employers reject someone if they have a criminal record

billion - Reoffending cost to public per annum

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+ Tough Mudder

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+ Winter Warmth Campaign

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+ Hospitality Against Homelessness

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Latest News.

Greggs launches new partnership with Only A Pavement Away

New partnership coincides with National Inclusion Week and supports the Greggs Pledge initiatives around embracing diversity

Only A Pavement Away and Tom Aikens toast Cook & Dine Event as amount raised hits £21,000

Industry charity Only A Pavement Away and a cast of many top hospitality folk – including celebrated chef Tom Aikens, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls, BBPA CEO Emma McClarkin and BII CEO Steve Alton – are lifting a glass after its annual Cook and Dine event yesterday raised more than £21,000.

Only A Pavement Away receives £30,000 grant from the Veterans' Foundation

We are delighted to confirm that have been awarded a £30,000 grant from the Veterans' Foundation to help us provide a dedicated role within the team to help connect veterans facing or at risk of homelessness into jobs in hospitality.

National Outdoor Advertising Campaign helps to promote Only A Pavement Away to hospitality businesses across the UK

A new outdoor advertising campaign developed for Only A Pavement Away by London based ad agency Droga5, has been successfully delivered across 1500 billboard and digital advertising sites across the UK.

Could ex-offenders help to fill the hospitality skills shortage??

Joshua Jarvis, Wing Shack and Greg Mangham, Only A Pavement Away – Caterer.com Recruiting in Hospitality podcast

Flat Iron Square Donates Almost £20,000 To Only A Pavement Away

Flat Iron Square Donates Almost £20,000 To Charity By Auctioning Off Tables for Euro 2020 Final.

Only A Pavement Away Launches Charity Cookbook with Tom Aikens

Following its successful #FiveMinuteFeast cookery competition, the hospitality against homelessness charity, Only a Pavement Away, is launching its new cookbook in partnership with charity ambassador and Michelin Star Chef, Tom Aikens, featuring recipes from the social media challenge.

Only A Pavement Away has partnered with Hotel360

It’s official! Only A Pavement Away has partnered with Hotel360, the UK’s leading hospitality event dedicated to increasing hotel businesses’ growth and profitability.