About Pave the Way

History

Pave the Way began in 2002 as a small, part time project within the Mamre Association. The project was designed to work with families on strategies aimed at safeguarding their relatives with a disability when the family was no longer able to do so.

Since 2004 Pave the Way has received funding from Disability Services Queensland and now employs five full time staff. While Pave the Way is part of Mamre Association it is not exclusively for families supported by Mamre. Mamre works within a small geographical area of Brisbane only while Pave the Way offers a variety of ways of working with families throughout Queensland. Pave the Way staff work with a Reference Group of people from Brisbane and regional areas of Queensland. Membership of the group includes people with disabilities, family members, committed allies of families in Queensland and representatives of Mamre Association.

Vision and Values

Pave the Way’s vision and values form the basis of our work with families. This developmental approach emphasises the need to "listen to" and "walk with" people with disability and their families in a way that strengthens the natural capacity of families to work towards building solutions to suit their particular circumstances.