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Eastside Pathways’ Stance Against Racial Violence
In the wake of the violence against communities and the police across America, Eastside Pathways stands as a partnership and reinforces the call for equity in all systems and does not tolerate racial injustice nor violence from any person or system. We utilize our...
Partner Spotlight: The FISHPOND Preschool
The FISHPOND Preschool recently joined Eastside Pathways as a partner. Learn about how they are encouraging children to investigate, create, discover and motivating them to add to their understanding of the world. What role does The FISHPOND Preschool play in the...
Collective Impact Wins
Few of the families from the Highland Village complex. Photo: The Bellevue Reporter In the last week, Bellevue has seen the impact of collective action. The planned redevelopment of the Highland Village Apartments, one of the last affordable housing options in the...
Sueña Hacia el Futuro 2016 / Dream Toward the Future 2016
The future took center stage at the “Sueña Hacia el Futuro” graduation celebration on June 17 for graduates from the Youth Eastside Services (“YES”) Latino H.E.A.T. and MAMAS Unidas programs representing grades from preschool to college. While the future inspired our...
Exploring Race Matters: A Journey in Learning
In 2014, the Eastside Pathways Backbone began engaging in the Pacific Educational Group’s (PEG) Courageous Conversations training, a protocol for engaging, sustaining, and deepening interracial dialogue, in an effort to learn more about how to move towards racial...
Families In Need Impacted by Changes in Bellevue
A tale of two cities has unraveled within Bellevue throughout the development of the socioeconomic and cultural diversity which we all cherish today. Behind our beautiful Botanical Garden, lavish Bellevue Collections shopping center, and neighborhoods of welcoming...
Parent Alliance of Black Scholars Hosts First Annual Rites of Passage
The Parent Alliance of Black Scholars, also known as PABS, hosted the Inspire 2016: Rites of Passage event on May 20 honoring students graduating to middle school, high school, and college. A rites of passage ceremony is a community celebration marking the transition...
Bellevue: Welcoming the World
In 2014, Bellevue City Council adopted a plan they called The Diversity Advantage. Its vision statement begins with: “Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength.” Building on this vision, the city is making notable efforts to celebrate Bellevue’s...
How to Partner for Impact: The Nuts and Bolts of Aligning Collective Impact Efforts
Essay written by Karen Pittman and republished with permission from The Forum for Youth Investment For more than a decade, the Forum for Youth investment has helped communities map, convene and align coalitions and initiatives focused on the interlocking issues...