Stories of Success

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The team I lead at Pathways Canada focuses on Learning and Development. We help employees develop their skills to serve students better and grow their own careers. One key strategy to do this is mentorship. And although I work with adults, this focus on mentorship...

From supporting students at Pathways Winnipeg over the past ten years, Tracy Rose-LaPorte knows she’s been a part of the growth of a program that works. “A lot of students have said that if it weren’t for Pathways, they wouldn’t have graduated,” Tracy shares. But even...

Now. Right now. I can’t think of a better place or time to get involved and work towards a more sustainable future. That’s why I’m grateful that Pathways helped me get here.  I’m currently a student at the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment. Outside of...

The holidays are here and a new year approaches! Students in the Pathways Program are helping us mark the occasion with some wonderful holiday-themed artwork.   "This card is for the Pathways Program because they deserve all the love and appreciation. Providing...

Pathways often talks about how high school graduates are more likely to volunteer and give back to their community. That’s certainly been the case for me.  A few months after my family immigrated to Canada, my mom became very sick. Then she became partially paralyzed....