Who we are

A WAY OUT stands for At Risk Women And Youth Outreach.  

A WAY OUT is a women and young persons outreach, education and prevention charity, seeking to reach, change and save the lives of some of our communities most at risk and vulnerable women, children and young people.

Vision & Values

A WAY OUT derives its inspiration and values from the Christian faith.  These values and beliefs provide the basis for our work with women, children and young people.

We believe that all people are equal and are entitled to an equal quality of life, regardless of their situation, background or social status.

Our vision is to educate, support and empower the most vulnerable and at-risk women and young people in society, to live healthy, safe and whole lives, living free from poverty, addiction, abuse and harm.

We are there to offer love, hope and life through our many carefully designed programmes and activities.

We also have a vision for excellence. So from our governance and organisational procedures to our service delivery we strive to perform everything excellently and have developed effective quality assurance systems to continually improve what we do and how we do it.

Read more about our vision and values

We have three main focuses to our work,
Reaching (Outreach Work), Changing (Preventative Work) and Saving lives (Intervention & Case Management).

Objects

The Charity's legal objects ("the objects") are

To relieve suffering and promote good health and the advancement of education amongst members of the community in the borough of Stockton on Tees, particularly, but not exclusively amongst women, children and young people.

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare, for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

 Promoting Equality / Valuing Diversity

A WAY OUT is committed to providing equality of opportunity for the women, children and young people with whom we work. We value and respect their diversity.

A WAY OUT welcomes difference in its staff and volunteers. In accordance with its Basis and Values; A WAY OUT is working to create equal access to opportunities for paid employment and voluntary involvement while continuing to base selection and promotion solely on ability to meet the requirements of the post. This is irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, religion, disability, gender, sexuality, age, marital status, responsibility for dependants, economic status or political values.

A WAY OUT is committed to taking active steps to address and eliminate unfair or unlawful discrimination or prejudice where these are identified in the organisations procedures or practices.