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The Reason All Year Long

  • mridout3
  • Dec 12, 2022
  • 2 min read

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Christmas is a time for giving, for love, and for joy. It is a time to be with friends and family. It is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. As many people say, Jesus is the reason for the season. At Pathways, however, the time for this is not one month a year. The time is all year around.

Over the past year, Pathways’ free clinic provided healthcare services to individuals who otherwise would not have been able to get the health services they needed. Families were able to receive free produce, ensuring healthier meals and better long-term health. Students graduated from our YouthBuild program receiving a high school diploma and professional certifications vital to being competitive within the job market. At our annual Harvest Fest the week before Thanksgiving, we worked with our community partners like Anthem and Feed More to provide hot meals as well as canned goods and produce. Last tax season, individuals who otherwise would not be able to afford professional tax assistance were able to receive free tax preparation services.

As patients visited our free clinic, they were with doctors, nurses, and medical school students who volunteer their time to care for their neighbors. Students in our YouthBuild program spent twenty-four hours a week at Pathways receiving not just education and job training, but mentorship, life coaching, and lifelong friendships as well. Tax prepares volunteered their time so that local working families could receive professional tax services.

Every year since Pathways opened, staff, volunteers, donors and community partners have come together to make Pathways a place of giving, joy, love and friendship, as well as a place where one can easily observe people following the teachings of Jesus and loving their neighbors. There is no specific time of the year for giving or being with friends and family. There is no set aside month where Jesus gives us reason. At Pathways, it is all year long.

For those of you who have been part of this constant mission with us all year, rather it was as a donor, a volunteer or community partner, we would like to sincerely thank you for sharing with us in this commitment to our community. For everyone else, we would like to invite you to join us so that next year we will be able to serve more patients, distribute more food, provide more job training and build more Pathways to success.

 
 
 

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Ricky B Littles.
Ricky B Littles.
4 days ago

I appreciated your article The Reason All Year Long the way you highlight sustained community support, rather than seasonal efforts, is truly inspiring. While preparing for an online exam on nonprofit management and service delivery, I explored Best Online Lab Taker options to help me articulate my case study more effectively. That quest led me to discover exam-helper platforms that strengthened my analytical writing and deepened my understanding, rather than just giving me answers.

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John. Snow.
John. Snow.
5 days ago

It’s inspiring to see the dedication of Pathways in supporting community growth and providing programs for education, healthcare, and personal development. Similarly, online academic support can make a significant difference for students managing challenging subjects. For example, assistance in areas like Accounting Class Help help learners stay on track while balancing other commitments. Both approaches highlight the importance of guidance, whether in community programs or structured academic support.

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Alex Hartley
Alex Hartley
5 days ago

This was such a heartwarming read! I love how Pathways embodies the spirit of giving all year long, not just during the holidays. It actually inspired me to write something similar recently. I even decided to order blog posts online from PaysomeoneTo to express stories of kindness like this one.

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Lisa John
Lisa John
5 days ago

The commitment to assisting others throughout the year is genuinely inspiring. Individuals taking job placement exams can embody this same level of consistency and empathy by remaining focused, disciplined, and supportive of others during their journey. Ongoing effort and dedication, akin to Pathways’ mission, can result in significant growth and enduring success.

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Sep 09

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