The charity supporting people facing homelessness, prison leavers and veterans into careers within hospitality.
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Aiming to provide essential life skills and long-term support to people facing or experiencing homelessness in London.
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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.
READ MOREWith 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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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.
Only A Pavement Away - the charity for the employment of those facing homelessness, prison leavers and veterans into careers within hospitality – has today announced it will be launching a series of employment training cafés in Spring 2022.
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In partnership with volunteers from across the hospitality industry, our third annual Winter Warmth campaign - distributing warm apparel throughout the winter months, to homeless individuals across the UK - has successfully taken place in six cities including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, London, Brighton and Norwich.
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Wing Shack the chicken brand - loved by celebrities like Big Narstie - is teaming up with independent east London brewery, Pretty Decent Beer Co, to make two new beers.
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The Guild of Beer Writers is supporting industry charity Only A Pavement Away at its Annual Dinner and Awards, held on 2 December at One Great George Street in Westminster.
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The Portman Group is the social responsibility body and regulator for alcohol labelling, packaging, and promotion in the UK. Founded in 1989, it has over 130 code signatories from producers, retailers and membership bodies and it is funded by 14 industry leading member companies.
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New partnership coincides with National Inclusion Week and supports the Greggs Pledge initiatives around embracing diversity
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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.
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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.
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