Polaris Collective Services provides consistent, relationship-based support to children, young people and adults at a turning point, across a range of settings.
Who we are
Polaris Collective Services Ltd is a specialist provider of mentoring and support services in Greater Manchester and the wider North West. Our practitioners are trained in trauma-informed practice, hold an Enhanced DBS check on the DBS Update Service, and work with external clinical consultation.
Our purpose
To give people a stable, trusted point of support while they build the skills, confidence and relationships needed to live independently and make positive choices for themselves.
Our services
- Supported Accommodation (18+): safe, stable homes with tailored support to build independence and sustain a tenancy.
- Preventative Support: personalised, community-based support delivered early, before difficulty becomes crisis. Available alongside accommodation or as a standalone package.
- Alternative Provision: structured, school-partnered programmes combining physical activity and personal development to re-engage young people with learning.
Our approach
All Polaris services are delivered through the S.T.A.R. Practice and the Positive Role Model (PRM) framework.
- Stability: consistent people, routines and expectations.
- Trusted: relationships built on honesty, respect and reliability.
- Attentive: noticing and responding to change, including small change.
- Risk aware: proportionate, informed management of risk and safeguarding.
Our principles
- Support is shaped around the individual and proportionate to need.
- People are treated with dignity and respect, and their views inform their support.
- Safeguarding is a responsibility shared by every member of the team.
- Progress is recorded, measured and reviewed using the Polaris Compass.
- Practice is ethical, transparent and accountable to the people we support and to commissioners.
Outcomes we work towards
Reduced risk and greater stability; sustained tenancies and education, training or employment; stronger relationships and support networks; improved confidence, wellbeing and independence.
Our partner
Polaris works in partnership with PRM Positive Role Model CIC, whose frameworks, drawn from lived experience, underpin our delivery.