Only A Pavement Aways purpose is to provide pathways out of homelessness and crime into purposeful employment within the hospitality industry. Over the next six years it is estimated that there will be around 1.3million vacancies in the hospitality industry. At the same time, the number of people who are facing or are at risk of becoming homeless, is rising.

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 government funding required for those who find themselves in such extreme and vulnerable circumstances.

Since launching in October 2018, we have laid a solid foundation to becoming recognised as the go to charity for the employment of those facing homelessness, prison leavers and vulnerable veterans into careers within the hospitality industry and forging connections in some of the key major cities across the country. We have over 130 hospitality businesses signed up to the programme alongside 90 charities all of whom have work ready candidates.

To date we have supported almost 270 candidates back into work saving the local & central government an estimated c.£5million*. This number is increasing week on week and we are now averaging between 3-4 Members a week getting a career opportunity. Average LOS is 38 weeks. 6 Members have completed 3 years, 7 over 2 years & 35 over 1 year.