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Learning From Collective Impact Peers
A Reflection from Kelly Jones Last month, I had the privilege of connecting with staff from four other Pacific Northwest collective impact efforts at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2014 Collective Impact Grantee Meeting. This day-long meeting covered a range...
Beyond Diversity: A Reflection by Helena Stephens
Representatives from the Bellevue School District, Eastside Pathways, Jubilee REACH, and the City of Bellevue attended “Beyond Diversity,” a regional training in Portland, Oregon. Beyond Diversity is an introduction to Courageous Conversations and a platform to speak...
Bellevue Family YMCA Wins Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children
We’re excited to reveal this year’s winner for the inaugural Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children grant is the Bellevue Family YMCA! The Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children was created to honor the memory of Bill Henningsgaard, founder of Eastside Pathways. Bill...
Racial Equity: Turning Commitment Into Action
Racial equity is a way of being and interacting with people; it is not a program. “Diversity” has become a euphemism for race. I am uncomfortable with discussions about race and I think they are really important. Institutions have a culture and life of their own. If...
Executive Meeting: Finding a Decision-Making Model
Executives from over 30 Eastside Pathways partner organizations came together on March 7 to discuss the accountability and decision making structure of the partnership and to network. “The Eastside Pathways partnership came about to serve the needs of this community. ...
Eastside Pathways featured in Education Northwest 2014
Eastside Pathways has been featured in Education Northwest's newly released publication about collective impact education projects. The publication, Mobilizing Communities: Improving Northwest Education Through Collective Impact also features eight other...
Eastside Pathways featured in the Bellevue Reporter
Eastside Pathways was featured in the Bellevue Reporter on May 17. The article "A Collaborative Approach to Reading Proficiency" highlighted our goal to get all third-grade students reading at grade level by 2016. Also, check out our feature in...
Eastside Pathways featured in Education Lab
Eastside Pathways was featured in the Education Lab article, ‘All together now’: Eastside groups joining for Bellevue kids, on May 2. Click here for the full story. “Our overall rate of 83 percent passing is fairly good, and some communities would love that,”...
Bill Henningsgaard Community Library
Inspired by her own struggles with reading at an early age and the work of Eastside Pathways, Maya Menon, a senior at Bellevue’s International School, presented her senior project to the community on May 1 at Crossroads Community Center. Her project included a...