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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...
Partner Spotlight: India Association of Western Washington
Established over 32 years ago, the India Association of Western Washington (IAWW) has a long-standing connection to the community it serves. The organization focuses on youth, community, and seniors. Being an Eastside Pathways partner has inspired IAWW to do things...
Partner Vocies: Building A Stronger Community
Patrick Foran is passionate about his work and the community he serves as the Director of Parks & Community Services for the City of Bellevue. The department that he manages is broad in its scope of responsibilities and services—from parks and recreation to human...
Partner Spotlight: Westminster Chapel
Westminster Chapel joined Eastside Pathways in October 2015. Let us learn more about the role they play in the Bellevue community. Westminster Chapel was birthed in Bellevue 51 years ago with a mission to respond to local and global needs by turning compassion into...
Partner Voices: Business With A Heart
At Mainspring Wealth Advisors, employees’-favorite days are the days when they volunteer. Mainspring is a financial advising company that focuses on financial planning for its clients – helping them realize their financial goals, such as planning for retirement,...