Making a difference for tomorrow
We work in partnership with both the private sector and that of the local authority where we all share a common interest in developing and supporting a particular group of young people we offers an alternative way of life through it's pathway program.
Here you'll get an insight into the work we are currently undertaking and how we see the next phase operating where we can encourage more young people and create greater opportunities for our staff & volunteers.
We specialise in three key significant areas personal development, offender management & supported living. Helping those finding it difficult to deal with and make sense of their present situation, struggling to see a better future for themselves on the right side of the law.
Our client group is predominantly male between the ages of sixteen to twenty-two who have been before the courts and are deemed to be in need of a particular support package or a place of safety. The gateland is led by its founder who having honed his skills for over three decades he really knows his craft and is incredibly good at what he does when it comes to a particular group of young people. Our services are available 365 days of the year.
Some of our young people have been sold a dream with promise of wealth, spoils and respect some know the pitfalls whilst others just don't care it's worth it for the money and respect, and for some by the time they realise the dream is out of reach they have become a porn trapped by debts and the fear of abandonment which for some young people they work with is just unthinkable losing that friendship and valuable bond they have formed. Part of our job is to fill that void which we do by way of mentoring.
The three big R's which are the bedrock of the gateland where the foundations have been laid for :
Re-training, Rehabilitating & Re-educating.
What makes the gateland different from other providers is the founder with he's depth of knowledge, background, experience and his two specialist areas crisis management & personal development, the will to share that experience by way of knowledge transfer but the most important component he has is his ability to deliver a syllabus effectively which can change lives and also give service users a clear perspective on their future plans and direction.
Whilst it is recognised that each local authority will provide the necessary care for it's service users, inevitably there will always be individual cases / areas of training & support that are uneconomical for the authority to deliver. Here at the gateland we can provide some of those services through our pathway program.