Stories of Success

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Three ways to build effective career programming for youth

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

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...

Why think about mentorship during Black History Month?

Why think about mentorship during Black History Month?

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...

Tracy’s journey from Pathways parent, to volunteer, to staff member

Tracy’s journey from Pathways parent, to volunteer, to staff member

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...

Athena encourages us to take the first step

Athena encourages us to take the first step

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...

Something to celebrate: 147 Pathways students share warm wishes

Something to celebrate: 147 Pathways students share warm wishes

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...

Hader invites us to join him for Giving Tuesday

Hader invites us to join him for Giving Tuesday

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....

The Next Big Thing: Co-designing virtual services with youth

The Next Big Thing: Co-designing virtual services with youth

Pathways Ottawa’s Design Sprint is tapping into youths’ imagination as young people co-design virtual services with their fellow students as the end user in mind. Participating students engaged in human-centered design techniques and processes to identify prevalent...

Warren’s next step

Warren’s next step

Warren graduated from Pathways Kitchener in 2020. He is currently studying Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo.   Warren has always been an active person. With siblings and friends involved in competitive sports, it made sense for him to follow the same path....

Changing the Lives of Youth Through Volunteerism

Changing the Lives of Youth Through Volunteerism

This past year, over 1,900 volunteers across Canada gave their time to help Pathways students living in low-income communities. To celebrate this milestone, Pathways volunteers, staff, and students came together during this year’s National Volunteer Week. Here’s what...

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