Read the article on Crosscut here about how Eastside Pathways is tackling education reform with a focus on data and a commitment to collectivism.
When Eastside Pathways combined the recreational programming and 160 years-plus of community outreach experience of organizations like the YMCA with the knowledge and data of the Bellevue School District, it began to tap families previously left out of the social service loop. “Instead of trying these random acts of kindness, we wanted to make sure our investments in nonprofits [were] really helping,” says Roxanne Shepherd, executive director of the Bellevue Schools Foundation and one of those founding members of Eastside Pathways. “We believe the culture and the nature of this community effort … could make a bigger difference together.”