Stories of Success
See the difference Pathways has made in the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

Tamkin found the perfect scholarship to study sciences after Pathways
Tamkin is a 2022 alum of Pathways Scarborough Village. She recently won the 43 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Game Changing Scholarship—a $7,500 award that Pathways staff recommended she apply to. Tamkin will begin a Bachelor of Science at the...

For Pathways Saskatoon students, Indigenous knowledge and practices matter
For Pathways Saskatoon students, the rumble of a busy pow-wow, the smells of smudging, and the sounds of a long walk in nature all tie back to their time in the program. And according to recent research from The Student Commission—a not-for-profit organization with...

How a Pathways Spryfield student took home the big scholarship
Silas is a 2023 graduate of Pathways Spryfield and a winner of the Schulich Leader Scholarship valued at $100,000. In the fall, he will begin undergraduate studies in biology and mathematics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Silas has a habit of joking around...

Monica and the Pathways Verdun volunteers at Toujours Ensemble are helping newcomer students reach their goals
At Pathways Verdun, staff member Monica Correa works with program volunteers to help newcomer youth overcome language barriers. It’s a way to help them reach their next big goals, like career planning and high school graduation. “The first five years in a new country...

At Pathways Winnipeg, Mars found a sense of safety and belonging
On this National Indigenous Peoples Day, Pathways is grateful for Indigenous staff members like Mars, who make students feel valued and welcome in our program locations across the country. Pathways also recognizes the crucial importance of listening to Indigenous...

For Abdulrahman, challenges turned into a drive to help
Abdulrahman moved to Canada just before starting high school. War had struck his home country of Syria, and his family set out to build a new life in Canada. “When you have to leave a country, everything stays behind. You only get to keep your knowledge. That was...

For Mayuri, Pathways is a place to balance responsibilities and self-care
Mayuri is a Grade 11 student at Pathways. Like many high school students, she juggles homework, volunteering, and a social life. And since her family moved from Kenya to Canada just a few years ago, Mayuri, who is the oldest and most comfortable with the English...

Work was the perfect place to start volunteering with Pathways
Whether helping with homework or giving career advice to high school students living in low-income communities, volunteers at Pathways are committed to ending the cycle of poverty through education. To celebrate this year’s National Volunteer Week, we asked Tracy from...

From getting help to giving help: catching up with Lisa, a 2020 graduate of Pathways Vancouver
When we last caught up with Lisa, a 2020 graduate of Pathways Vancouver, she spoke about how Pathways staff encouraged her to take care of her mental health. It was timely advice. As the pandemic kicked off and Lisa’s senior year classes went online, both of her...

Three ways to build effective career programming for youth
Sitting in a stuffy waiting room. Nervously staring at a dark screen before an online job interview. Sound familiar? These are common job search experiences. But for students living in low-income communities, there’s more to deal with, like facing discrimination...

Two Pathways Mashteuiatsh projects forging new links
To give students a sense of belonging, Caroline Lambert, director of Pathways Mashteuiatsh, often adapts programming to fit the needs of youth within the local community. For example, Pathways Mashteuiatsh offers a series of workshops focused on activities such as...

First-generation CEGEP student Audrey-Ann made the most out of Pathways
After graduating from Pathways Lachine in 2019, Audrey-Ann began a technical program in Youth Recreational Programming at Cégep de Saint-Laurent. She enrolled in that program because she believes it’s the ideal way to provide essential services to students. As part...
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