Robert and his young child came to our drop-in after fleeing from his partner due to domestic abuse. They had been placed in B&B by the council but needed support whilst they were in temporary accommodation and to find a longer term option.

We’re delighted to have received some funding from Foundation Derbyshire- Food Access Programme. The funding allows us to keep our food cupboard topped up meaning we’re not solely reliant on donations to provide food to the people we work with.

Thank you so much to NHS Charities Together for donating 600 bottles of water.

Laura has worked at Pathways for 5 years and was office manager for a small charity in Manchester for ten years prior.

Our Charity Christmas Cards will be coming on sale soon! They have been designed by two of our clients who are incredibly talented, Tracey and Mia.

We’ve recently received a donation of a couple of benches which we’ve used to create a multi use, quiet, welcoming space at the back of one of our buildings.

What a month September has been celebrating all individuals who are in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction!

We recently shared Ben’s story, one of the people working with Bec, our Recovery Worker. At the time of sharing he was on a waiting list for supported housing but we’re delighted that he has now moved into a new home with Derventio.

Thank you to the Tesco Extra Community Champions, Jane and Karen, who chose Pathways to receive the donations made to the August book table.

Pathways Art Exhibition coming soon

In August, Pathways supported 257 different people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. We were able to successfully support 32 people into new housing.

Whether you say Tomatoes with an ATO or a MATO it still tastes the same!

For a lot of the people I work with, who suffer with addictions, keeping themselves busy and distracted from their negative thoughts has been a huge struggle for them. To help them with this I have been putting together some distraction packs.

Ainsley, a man in his 50s had been living with his partner but when the relationship broke down, the tenancy was in her name he had nowhere to go so found himself sleeping rough.

As part of Recovery Month, today we hosted a Graffiti Recovery Event. It was a celebration for people in recovery and we had people from other projects in the Growing Recovery in Derbyshire Network join us for the event.

As part of our Paths to Recovery project, Pathways has been working closely with Steve, the new Derbyshire Recovery Partnership (DRP) Rough Sleeper Worker.

We’ve recently taken out a licence to become trained in and deliver SMART Recovery sessions. SMART Recovery helps participants decide whether they have a problem, builds up their motivation to change and offers a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery.

Ben is in his mid 20s who has been diagnosed with a multitude of mental health conditions. Trauma in his early years has meant he has always struggled to regulate his emotions in a health way.

Paths to Recovery is a project run by Pathways, funded by Derbyshire County Council as part of the Recovery Network in Derbyshire.

At Pathways we offer a range of activity groups which provide a safe space for people to come to, develop new skills and make new friends.

Once a week we offer a full cooked breakfast along with cereal and hot drinks to anyone who is rough sleeping in the area.

As part of Recovery Month in September, we’re hosting a graffiti event for people in recovery.

Frank is a single man in his 40s who came to Pathways for help when he was evicted from his mother’s house and found himself sleeping rough.

Gemma is an 18 year old who approached Pathways for help when she was sofa surfing with a man who was sexually exploiting her.

Nathan has been a housing and homelessness support worker since September 2023 having previously being a service user of Pathways and a volunteer.

Grove Farm Garden is having an open day in support of Pathways. There will be music, tea and cake and a look around this beautiful garden!

Jules has been working for Pathways for 5 years and has a just do it attitude! She enjoys the outdoors and even walks over 6 miles to work on Fridays before doing a full shift!

Wojciech has worked for Pathways now for 18 months. He is a Christian and attends Kingdom Ambassadors Church in Bolsover, where he is active in the technical department, and preaching ministry.

Our annual report for 2022/23 is now available to read.

Our latest newsletter is available to read below- find out what we’ve been doing and all our latest stats.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

If so, please consider if you could donate as part of our Big Give Campaign, as it unlocks matched funding for us. It runs from midday

In light of the recent proposed policy Pathways would like to state Rough sleeping is not a lifestyle choice.
Rough sleeping is a complex issue that requires a thoughtful approach, rather than criminalising people who find themselves in this extremely difficult situation.

We’ve had the most wonderful, thoughtful donation of filled rucksacks and bags of clothing from Pat.

Thank you so much to Westfield Infant School for their amazing harvest festival donation.

Redbrik Foundation has chosen Pathways of Chesterfield as it’s first charity of the month. Giving a donation of £2000 to the charity.

A team from IHP Derbyshire have completed 100 miles of golf challenge to raise money for Pathways of Chesterfield.

Carl is a 67 year old man who attended our drop-in service, where he presented himself as homeless after being evicted from his council property.