A SAFE HAVEN

The secluded, rural locations of our homes provide a safe haven and restorative environment for the child, which plays a vital role in helping children feel grounded and supported as they move through their journey of recovery.

The majority of our homes offer individual group living, with one child in each home supported at all times by two carers. Some of our homes also offer small group living, with up to 2 children and their carers in each home. Each of our homes has been carefully chosen and designed to offer a warm and inviting space where children feel comfortable and safe. We create a therapeutic environment around the child which promotes strong relationships and meets their emotional and physical needs.

THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT

We take pride in the quality of our homes. Each is designed to feel like a family home and is carefully selected for its peaceful surroundings, family feel and ability to meet the individual needs of the children who live there. Our homes are typically detached properties with their own gardens, located in rural communities where many have access to farmland, woodland and local wildlife.

These family-style homes offer each child the space to relax and experience the beauty of nature, away from previous distractions and the risks often associated with urban environments. Inside, spacious bedrooms provide a cosy and comfortable personal space, while the rest of the home helps create a safe, nurturing environment in which our care team can support each child’s physical and emotional wellbeing, alongside their social and emotional development.

THE POWER OF NATURE

At Wilderness Way we passionately believe in the positive impact that nature and the outdoors can have on physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

We take advantage of the rural environments in which our homes sit, and their gardens, to encourage our children to have fun and explore the outdoors whenever possible.

For some children this might be growing their own food, looking after chickens, organising a barbeque or having sports competitions in the garden. For others this might be hiking in the local woods, skimming stones in the river and foraging for food, or taking part in more adventurous activities such as rock climbing or kayaking on our local lakes. Whatever our children are able to do, we will support them to challenge themselves, learn and have fun in the great outdoors.

Testimonials

What Others Say About Us

 

We just wanted to thank you all for the work you have done to support our son. Your care, kindness and expertise towards him has been outstanding, and despite everything, we have always felt so secure that he is safe with you guys and in the best possible place. The care teams are brilliant and the way they have persisted to bring him to where he is now has been amazing. What stands out is the way you have all been genuinely prepared to make this work for him, and your care and integrity have enabled him to make such progress.

The care teams are highly efficient, compassionate and dedicated to our child. He has made significant progress there. He has clearly built good relationships with his carers, who show a real understanding of him, his care history, family background and needs.

There has been a great turnaround with this young man. He has had a break from being in a very dangerous situation, and has engaged in activities and rebuilt his character and self-esteem. Although he was only with Wilderness for a short time, it has had a significant impact on his emotional wellbeing, safety and outlook on life.

I am truly taken aback by the level of care you have shown. The staff have gone out of their way to show him the attention and care that he has never had. When I visited him, it was like I was looking at a different child to what he was before he came. He was not like a child in care, he was like a child in a family. You have literally saved his life.