Positive Paths
The Leith social care provider that runs the café on weekdays.
- When
- Monday to Friday
Positive Paths is a peer-based social care provider in Leith. It helps young adults with additional needs, including disabilities, feel valued and lead full lives in their community.
Its aim is to bring young adults together, so no one is left on their own, and to show what a supportive group of peers can do. It was set up to fill a gap in Scotland: the support for young adults with additional needs once they leave school.
It began in 2013. Its founder, Lisa Hunter, worked at the Royal Blind School from 2001 and saw how few group programmes there were in the community for adults. More than ten years on, Positive Paths is an established part of community life in Edinburgh.
Today it runs day services, short breaks, social events, and one-to-one support for people with more complex needs, across three strands: Child & Youth Paths, Adult Life Paths and Adult Onward Paths. It is registered with the Care Inspectorate and is a Living Wage employer.
From Monday to Friday, Positive Paths run the café.