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Pimento Prophecy
As we start to crawl out of the great recession, with new signs of economic life emerging across the Eastside, we have the opportunity to shift our gaze from the here and now to the future. The economy that faces the next generation will be more global, more dynamic,...
Partnering for Progress
“There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.” - Ronald Reagan By breaking down organizational barriers, three Eastside Pathways partners collaborate to create a stronger,...
School Attendance: Does it Really Matter?
Myth: Attending Elementary School Regularly Doesn’t Matter Reality: Elementary school is the period when children gain basic social and academic skills that are the foundation for their education. Nationally, one in 10 kindergarten and first grade students miss nearly...
Reflections on the Year
I had coffee yesterday with a friend whom I hadn’t seen in a while. Our kids attended Sunday school together, and we had lots to catch up on. It seems like it’s always hard to believe that almost two years had passed since our last conversation - in some ways, time...
4th Plus Work Group
This fall, representatives of local community based organizations, Bellevue School District, the City of Bellevue, Bellevue College, United Way of King County and Eastside Pathways began to meet and discuss how we might deepen supports of young people beginning in...
LENi Community’s Choice Award Winner is…Eastside Pathways!!!
Eastside Pathways was honored to receive the Community’s Choice Award at the 2nd annual Leadership Eastside Network Award (LENi) Gala held October 12. The Community’s Choice Award was selected by Gala attendees texting their vote during the event. This...
Moving from Proving to Improving
At the end of September, Susan [Sullivan] and I flew to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to attend the Strive Network 2012 Cradle to Career Network convening. We hadn’t realized when we scheduled the trip that our visit would follow only five days after Seattle’s controversial...
Microsoft Alumni Foundation Award
It’s not about success, it’s about significance. That is how one Microsoft alumnae described his efforts to make the world a better place. Earlier this month on October 1, about 600 former Microsoft employees gathered on the Microsoft campus for the Microsoft Alumni...
Eastside Pathways’ Strategic Initiatives
Enable every child in Bellevue to achieve a productive, fulfilling life. This is the bold vision of Eastside Pathways. Visions are meant to be a stretch, right? This is definitely a stretch, but we strongly believe it’s a real possibility. This is the bold vision of...