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Privilege, Confidence, and Heartfelt Gratitude
Susan Sullivan shares from her heart. "Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have." — Margaret Mead As my time with Eastside Pathways ends, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you:...
Committed To Serving All of Our Community
Many immigrants have expressed their fear and concerns about President-Elect Trump’s focus on tougher regulation of undocumented immigrants. Organizations on the Eastside and in Seattle are working together to maintain the integrity and values of our cities and to...
Partner Spotlight: Sound Mental Health
Sound Mental Health, celebrating 50 years of service, is committed to ensuring that the most vulnerable and under-served community members have the opportunity to experience good emotional, physical and mental well-being. The mental health and substance use programs...
Partner Voices: The Power of Collective Impact
Amy Mack puts down her right hand and spreads out her fingers. “Each of these fingers represents an organization working for kids.” She turns her palm over and curls her fingers to form a fist. “And they must work with each other, leveraging each other strengths, to...
Inspiration & Gratitude
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” - John Quincy Adams I am so proud and continue to be amazed, that there are so many who repeatedly step up to lead and to inspire all of us to do more for our...
New Partner Spotlight: Seattle Education Access
Seattle Education Access (SEA) is one of Eastside Pathways' newest partners. The organization is providing young adults struggling with poverty and adversity in King County with opportunities to overcome that through higher education advocacy. What role does Seattle...
A Year of Eastside Pathways 101s
Over the past year, 150 people have attended our introductory Eastside Pathways 101 sessions. Twelve new organizations have signed on as partners and four individuals stepped into leadership roles in a collaborative. We began offering these quarterly events in...
Discovering the Voice of the Latino Community on the Eastside
Eastside Pathways works to support every child from cradle to career and give youth opportunities and resources to find success. Drawing on community partners with similar missions and purposes, Eastside Pathways amplifies each organization’s individual effect through...
Rise Up: Education Excellence for Every Child
The 7th Annual StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening took place in Memphis, Tennessee, from September 20-22. There were nearly 400 educators, elected officials, community leaders, business executives, nonprofit professionals, and policymakers gathered...