ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY
ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY
Creating an effective conduit between employers in the hospitality industry and those charities/associations whose main aim is to support the homeless, ex-offenders and veterans reintegrate back into society.
ABOUT US
A PATHWAY TO A CAREER AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE
ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY is a charity founded by representatives from the hospitality industry who believe that everyone deserves an opportunity and a chance to forge a career. Our aim is to act as a conduit to employment to help those people struggling to get into work, overcome hurdles by finding jobs within the hospitality, pub and restaurant industry, whilst negating the need for people to face an existence of living on the streets. Our industry is an exciting one, built on people.
We are not a recruitment agency and solely focus on helping those on the project find work. Outside of the moral benefits, the project is underpinned by a strong commercial and financial benefit to the hospitality, pub & restaurant industry whilst reducing the ever-increasing strain on funding required for those who find themselves in such extreme circumstances. Homeless charity, Crisis, have worked with us from the very beginning to ensure that the standards required to help someone return to work are adhered to and are in no way compromised. For those who are on the project but are not/ nor are in danger of being homeless or sleeping rough then the same high standards apply. The funds raised by ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY will be used to support those returning to work, supplement the resources required by the charities/associations to manage the project and promote the jobs available in the hospitality sector.
Click on the video below to hear more about how the charity was founded and our mission.
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THE PROBLEM
HOMELESS
REGISTERED HOMELESS IN 2018 - AN INCREASE OF 4%
ROUGH SLEEPERS IN LONDON FOR 2018-19 - AN INCREASE OF 18%
ROUGH SLEEPERS IN GREAT BRITAIN - 49.2% INCREASE SINCE 2011
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A WOMAN LIVING ON THE STREET
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A MAN LIVING ON THE STREET
COST IN £ TO GOVERNMENT FOR EACH PERSON SLEEPING ROUGH
AVERAGE COST IN £ TO NHS PER HOMELESS PERSON
EX OFFENDERS
PRISON POPULATION IN 2018
EX-OFFENDERS RELEASED EACH YEAR
%
IN P45 EMPLOYMENT ONE MONTH AFTER RELEASE
%
IN P45 EMPLOYMENT TWO YEARS AFTER RELEASE
%
OFFENDERS WHO WERE HOMELESS BEFORE OFFENDING
%
AN EMPLOYED EX-OFFENDER IS UP TO 67% LESS LIKELY TO REOFFEND
£46: THE DISCHARGE GRANT GIVEN TO PRISONERS ON LEAVING PRISON
VETERANS
VETERANS COPING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
VETERANS IN PRISON OR ON PAROLE
VETERANS HAVE NO PERMANENT ADDRESS
SOLUTION: THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
1.3 MILLION
VACANCIES IN PUB & RESTAURANT INDUSTRY BY 2024
WILL BE NEW POSITIONS
3RD LARGEST EMPLOYER
IN THE UK
£130 BILLION IN SALES
PER YEAR *
3.2 MILLION
DIRECT JOBS
2.8 MILLION
INDIRECT JOBS
* Bigger than automotive, pharmaceutical & aeronautics industries combined (£126 billion)
The ethos of the project is based on a very simple concept, that no matter who or where you are, you are ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY:
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WHAT OTHERS SAY
“I am excited and delighted that UK Hospitality will be working in partnership with Only a Pavement Away to offer real, full time job opportunities within the Hospitality Industry, to the homeless, ex-offenders and veterans. This will not only provide much needed new team members/employees for the industry, but also a helping hand to the disadvantaged which enables sustainable reintegration back into their families, local community and society as a whole.”
“We are delighted to be working with Only A Pavement Away and thoroughly believe in the benefits this will bring to many lives, as well as being thoroughly rewarding to us as a company. We are in an extremely fortunate position to be able to offer roles to people who don’t have any work experience, and we can offer a clear career pathway in our pubs. Generally this starts in junior level roles such as a Team Member or Kitchen Porter – we have many employees who started in these positions and through hard work and shear determination, they are now General Managers or Head Chefs of our pubs.
We have had five OAPA employees so far, and I am proud to say our managers have embraced the initiative and are keen to get involved, offering an opportunity to those in need. It is brilliant to have the ongoing support from Crisis who are there to help both their members and our managers in any situation where they may need support or advice. I would encourage any company to get involved and join us in making a difference!”
LATEST NEWS
Fill-A-Flask Featured On I Love Manchester
Only A Pavement Away made an impact on Machster recently when a group of 80 volunteers from Thaikhun, Gaucho, The Ivy, Malmaison and Casual Dining Group handed out 1400 reusable flasks on the streets of Manchester. Home Sweet Home, BrewDog, and Sandinista helped to...
BBC Radio Interview – Fill A Flask
BBC RADIO interviews Greg Mangham from Only A Pavement Away about the Fill-A-Flask Campaign currently under way across the UK.
Fill A Flask Event A Huge Success
The ‘Fill A Flask’ campaign has been a huge success! The campaign involved distributing reusable flasks of chilled water to rough sleepers to help them stay hydrated, whilst sparing the use of thousands of plastic water bottles this summer. Many volunteers from...
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