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

Celebrating Young Women: How Pathways Program Staff Are Uplifting Girls Across Canada
Today is International Women’s Day, and the theme for 2021—#ChooseToChallenge— encourages everyone to call out gender bias and inequality while also seeking out and celebrating women’s accomplishments. This celebration and empowerment of women, which uplifts them...

Confidence, empathy, and a desire to create real change – Noah’s Pathways story
“It can be hard to remember that I am valued and cared about when I am unable to truly 'see' or talk to people I care about. When I feel this way, I look back on pre-COVID times and I remember all of the meaningful relationships I have at Pathways and it makes me feel...

Hooked on School Days – How you are helping us create momentum for youth
This year's Hooked on School Days gives us the opportunity to express our pride in Pathways students in Québec for whom perseverance in school has never been more important than it is today. Over the last year, young people have been forced to adapt to new ways of...

Why Representation Matters
To mark Black History Month, we invited Pathways alum Tatiana to reflect on what the celebration means to her. Here’s what she had to say: When I was younger, I always wondered why there was a month dedicated to Black History. There was not a month dedicated to other...

Student Artists Show Appreciation to Pathways Supporters
2020 has been a year of challenges, but also of perseverance and hope. To celebrate everything we’ve been able to accomplish together, we asked Pathways students to design our holiday card to show their appreciation to you—Pathways donors, supporters, volunteer...

Beyond Barriers
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to disrupt our world, with youth living in low-income communities being disproportionately impacted and experiencing amplified barriers to education. https://pathwayscanada.wistia.com/medias/a1axxnrj4v By adapting our program...

Becoming an Author: Emma’s Journey to Publishing The Fairy King
Emma is a Pathways alum from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She believes it’s important to have diverse voices in literature and hopes to create a non-profit organization to support young writers. Emma smiles as she signs her book, The Fairy King. She’s at the Miami Book...

Riely’s Journey with Pathways
The summer before Riely started Grade 9, his mother found a Pathways flyer in their mailbox. “She told me to check it out, see if I liked it,” remembers Riely. “My first day there I met Darlene who is the Program Director, and for meeting a complete stranger, she had...

Creating a Sense of Belonging: Three Indigenous Alumni Talk About Their Experience with Pathways
For more than a century, Indigenous peoples have faced systemic oppression as a result of colonialism and racism. This has greatly impacted their access to education—particularly education that is culturally appropriate and reflective of their histories, cultures, and...

Adaptability Amidst a Pandemic: Why COVID-19 isn’t Slowing Down Divine’s Nursing Dream
Divine is a Pathways alum from Ottawa, Ontario. After graduating from high school in 2016, she pursued a career in nursing and her goal is to work in pediatric care at a local children’s hospital. Even though her graduation didn't quite look like she’d planned,...

How a Pathways volunteer is using her love of math to inspire young girls
When asked what her favourite subject was growing up, Aparna doesn’t miss a beat. “Math. Because I had a really good teacher who encouraged me.” Aparna always loved school, but it wasn’t until she became a teacher herself that their true role really clicked for her....

From a young age, Maddy has been focused on how she can make the world a better place
Meet Maddy, a Pathways alum from Kingston! From a young age, Maddy has been focused on how she can make the world a better place for her and her peers. When she was in high school, she helped develop the Kingston Youth Strategy, an initiative aimed at making Kingston...
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