One Future Different Pathways
We provide an integrated portfolio of specialist services, to care experienced young people, including those seeking asylum, who are making the transition to independence.
We specialise in supporting care experienced young people of a refugee and asylum seeker background from point of arrival in the UK, through to many possible outcomes.
We see care experienced young people and those seeking asylum, as strong, resilient and dynamic, demonstrating strength in responding to many challenging situations. We will support young people to utilise their resilience in their transition to adulthood. We are committed to their positive outcomes.
We believe that all young people are capable of and should be empowered to realise their goals, fulfil their potential, and choose their pathway to independence
Our vision is of a world in which all young people are able to fulfil their potential and make a positive transition to independent, adult life.
Our mission is to provide housing, support and training for young people who have experienced disadvantage and isolation.
Our ambition is to develop a replicable model of best practice for agencies and individuals involved in the support of care experienced young people, including, those seeking asylum, and, for other young people, who may also feel outside of their community, and separated, for whatever reason
“The best way I can describe Pathways is as a family: a mother – caring and kind, a father – offering direction and guidance, a brother and sister who I can chat to and share my fears and hopes with. A Family.” Pathways young person
Who we are.
We are a social purpose business with not for profit activities supporting young people aged sixteen plus, across the South East of England, to achieve long-term independence.
We are a leading provider of specialist support, accommodation, and training services for young people seeking asylum, as well as care experienced young people.
We are a small, person-centred organisation that cares about young people.
We recognise these young people have experienced challenging circumstances and have demonstrated strengths in responding to their situation. We adopt an outcomes approach, supporting young people to utilise their resilience in their transition to independence.
We have a track record of success, having supported thousands of young people over two decades, to achieve good outcomes.
Our work is underpinned by best practice methods and values, so, when local authorities need an organisation who will provide their young people with best outcomes, including holistic support through the asylum process, they come to us.
What we do.
We provide a mixed portfolio of high-quality accommodation, specialist UASC support and bespoke life skills training. We can suit a range of support needs, from new arrivals, through to our young parent support package.
We are experts in supporting young people through the asylum process - from new arrivals, to those who are appeal rights exhausted, or, preparing to return and in need of reintegration support. We use our expertise to help people young people navigate this difficult path.
We are well equipped to work with varied needs, including safeguarding and trafficking issues. We use our expertise to ensure concerns are followed up, exploitation is disrupted and risk-taking is reduced.
We are a lead organisation in UASC Best Practice . We have Home Office funding in partnership with the South East Strategic Partnership for Migration to deliver training for local authorities and in the production of the UASC Outcome Star – Planning Star™.
We are committed to sharing best practice and offer training to external organisations and foster carers on working with young people at all stages of the asylum process.
We stand with the Joint civil society solidarity statement on the Illegal Migration Bill. We believe that all refugees should have the right to seek asylum and safe sanctuary.
We value diversity, encourage individuality and celebrate difference.
We empower each other, respect everyone and treat people with dignity.
We believe that all young people are capable of and should be empowered to realise their goals, fulfil their potential and choose their pathways to independence.
We believe that all young people should have equality of opportunity, whoever they are and whatever their background.
We promote young people’s agency and recognise the positive impact they can have on their communities
“The country I come from is a beautiful place, but let me tell you one thing about that place.
Every time I remember my country I cry, and all the bad memories flow like a river in my head, and I find it hard to control myself.
But always, at Pathways, I have some people who were there for me.”
— Pathways Young Person
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