Pathways to Independence

Pathways to independence provides care services to young people from 16 to 18+ years of age who have experienced disadvantage and isolation.

We believe young people should have equality of opportunity, whoever they are and whatever their background. For this reason, each young person receives the same level of service from us regardless of their cultural, ethnic, racial or other background. At the same time, our service is tailored and is based on an assessment of their individual, cultural, learning and social needs.

Our core care services are detailed via the links below:

Whilst our core care services are delivered to all young people, some groups may require specialist services, of which examples are given below:

Client specific services:

1. Young Families

Contraception advice from trained workers.
Sourcing and accompanying young parents to antenatal appointments, wherever appropriate.
Self-contained family accommodation, rather than shared accommodation.

1. Asylum seekers and refugees

Triple track planning, to ensure proper preparations are made for positive and negative outcomes, both with and without return to country of origin.
Our young asylum seeks and refugees require also more emphases on certain elements of our independence skills training, such as budgeting in a new country.

1. Children in Need

We work with Children in Need looked after under section 17 of the children’s act. We prepare young people for life at 18, when they are required to move out of our accommodation, and assist them in finding move on housing.