Blog
Modeling Community-based Leadership
We opened 2022 with the news that Eastside Pathways would begin identifying a replacement for the executive director who established and led EP for the past decade with empathy, vision, and dedication. At the same time, Eastside Pathways will spend time in 2023...
Making the Most of Partnership
How small, adaptable improvements can lead to change on a greater scale Every program starts out as an idea: it could be a modification of an existing way of doing things, the introduction of a new approach, or a focus on a different population. Since every...
Strengthening our Partnership with Data
When you work in the social services sector, you hear a lot of compelling stories of real people who’ve encountered adversity and then found relief or support to find a route for success. Those are the types of stories that we deploy to tug on funders’ heartstrings,...
Gun Violence Response Statement
Gun Violence Response Statement by the Eastside Pathways Racial Equity Council The Eastside Pathways Partnership unites around common strategies and goals to maximize every child’s opportunity to thrive. Protecting the life, health and welfare of all children is...
Eastside Pathways provides a framework for progress
Racial Equity: Eastside Pathways provides a framework for progress It has been over two years since the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd amplified America’s awareness of the systemic inequities endured by people of color and historically disempowered...
Turning Relationships into Effective Partnerships
Collective Impact: Turning relationships into effective partnerships At Youth Eastside Services (YES), the therapists were concerned. They had seen an unmistakable trend of increased adolescent depression and school refusal/absenteeism in the entire King County...
Space to Grieve, Learn, and Act
As Eastside Pathways, we are again grieving the losses of important members of communities throughout the country, especially youth and children. Notably, the victims of the recent acts of gun violence in New York, California, and Texas were all harmed because of...
Converting Talk to Action
Eastside organizations reinforce partnership for future goals. On May 4, representatives of children- and youth-focused organizations serving the East King County region gathered to network and connect over their shared purpose: to work towards equitable pathways and...
From the Deck of the Racial Equity Council
The Eastside Pathways Racial Equity Council (EPREC), formerly known as the Racial Equity Team, has stepped into its consultation role to support partners in staying on the leading edge of racial equity. EPREC members collectively share years of experience bringing...