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.

MEET PAUL.

Paul tells us about his journey from homelessness into employment

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ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY AND HILTON GLOBAL FOUNDATION WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT ITS ONGOING WORK TO SUPPORT PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS INTO WORK IN HOSPITALITY

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY AND HILTON GLOBAL FOUNDATION WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT ITS ONGOING WORK TO SUPPORT PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS INTO WORK IN HOSPITALITY

London, Oct. 18, 2023 – Today, the Hilton Global Foundation, Hilton’s primary philanthropic arm, announced a commitment to grant a record £2.7 million in funding to organisations that are supporting career development, community resilience and environmental sustainability, including two UK charities.

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ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LAUNCH OF BRAND-NEW PODCAST SERIES FOCUSED ON CHANGE MAKERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LAUNCH OF BRAND-NEW PODCAST SERIES FOCUSED ON CHANGE MAKERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Celebrated industry charity Only A Pavement Away has announced the launch of brand-new podcast series, Hospitality Against Homelessness, An Only A Pavement Away Podcast, this October. The charity, which supports prison leavers, veterans and people facing homelessness in gaining meaningful employment in the hospitality sector, celebrates its 5th anniversary on 10th October, having been set up by Greg & Gill Mangham on World Homelessness Day in 2018.

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ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CELEBRATES PLACING 400 MEMBERS INTO HOSPITALITY ROLES, AS INDUSTRY LEADERS COME TOGETHER AT COOK & DINE EVENT RAISING £42K

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CELEBRATES PLACING 400 MEMBERS INTO HOSPITALITY ROLES, AS INDUSTRY LEADERS COME TOGETHER AT COOK & DINE EVENT RAISING £42K

Only A Pavement Away announced that it had past the fantastic milestone of placing 400 people into roles in the hospitality industry, while raising an incredible £42k at its annual Cook and Dine event on Wednesday 20th September.

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ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY EVOLVES ITS FILL A FLASK SUMMER CAMPAIGN, FOLLOWING LAST YEARS SUCCESS.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY EVOLVES ITS FILL A FLASK SUMMER CAMPAIGN, FOLLOWING LAST YEARS SUCCESS.

The initiative is being sponsored by Caterer.com, and will see hospitality operators volunteering and donating 1000 reusable thermal flasks with Only a Pavement Away branding to local homeless charities, who can pass them onto those who need them most.

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PEDALLING FOR PUBS AND PEDALLING 2 PUBS 2023 COMBINED FUNDRASING HITS £400K

PEDALLING FOR PUBS AND PEDALLING 2 PUBS 2023 COMBINED FUNDRASING HITS £400K

A remarkable fundraising drive from the debut Pedalling 2 Pubs ride has breached £75k, bringing the total money raised from this year's Pedalling for Pubs and Pedalling 2 Pubs campaigns to over £400k. The combined fundraising total, which will be split between two fantastic industry charities, The Licensed Trade Charity and Only A Pavement Away, was announced at the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Summer Event on Tuesday.

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 PEDALLING 2 PUBS UK EDITION 2023 – Pedalling, Pints, Pubs and People

PEDALLING 2 PUBS UK EDITION 2023 – Pedalling, Pints, Pubs and People

Following the incredible success of the intrepid Pedalling for Pubs riders, who raised over £315k for industry charities, Only a Pavement Away and the Licensed Trade Charity by cycling across Sri Lanka last month, 50 UK riders are now on a mission to boost the total fundraising by another £50k!

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Parkdean Resorts partners with Only A Pavement Away to provide job opportunities for veterans

Parkdean Resorts partners with Only A Pavement Away to provide job opportunities for veterans

Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, has announced a new partnership with Only A Pavement Away, the charity which supports people facing homelessness, veterans and prison leavers find stability through employment in the hospitality industry.

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Our Partners.

  • Appetite 4 Recruitment
  • Big Hug Brewing
  • CAPCO
  • Caterer.com
  • Fleet Street Communications
  • Flow Training
  • Greene King
  • Hilton
  • HIT
  • HMP Cardiff
  • Hospitality Jobs UK
  • Kam Media
  • London Freemasons
  • Parkdean Resorts
  • Sir Richard Sutton Limited
  • Speciality Brands
  • Strand Palace
  • Switch 4 profit
  • The Funding Network
  • The Ivy Collection
  • The Worshipful Company of Cooks
  • Tom Aikens
  • Veterans' Foundation
  • Worshipful Company of Innholders
  • Zonal