Transforming Lives,
Families,
and Communities
In fulfilling our mission, we envision thriving children, resilient families, and strong communities enduring for generations
About Us
Pathways is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization specializing in foster care, adoption, residential care, and behavioral health services. Founded by foster parents in 1992, Pathways’ mission is transforming lives, families, and communities.
PROGRAMS
Foster Care & Adoption
3H Youth Ranch
Mosaic Behavioral Health
Habilitative Homes
Behavioral health clients supported
Children adopted
Children in foster care served
At Pathways, we value compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, respect, diversity, innovation, empowerment, acceptance, and teamwork
Community Based
Pathways provides a wide array of community-based services to further enrich the areas we serve, including Targeted Case Management, Care Coordination, Rehabilitation Services, and Individual and Family Skills Training. Our team delivers quality, trauma-informed care throughout our array of behavioral health services.
Join The Mission
Ready to make an impact in the lives of others? Contact us today to learn how to become a foster parent or a foster/adopt family, inquire about our behavioral health and other referrals, or discuss career opportunities. With several offices around the state and many services available virtually, we are sure to offer foster care and behavioral health services near you!
Accreditations and Certifications
Council On Accreditation
Pathways Youth & Family Services has achieved accreditation through the Council on Accreditation (COA) for its Child Placing Agency, Mosaic Behavioral Health, and two specialized residential treatment programs, Habilitative Homes and 3H Youth Ranch. Founded in 1977, COA is an independent, not-for-profit accreditor of community-based behavioral health care and social service organizations in the United States and Canada. Organizations pursue accreditation to demonstrate the implementation of best practice standards by evaluating programs, services, management, and administration. Over 2,000 organizations – voluntary, public, and proprietary; local and statewide; large and small – have either successfully achieved COA accreditation or are currently engaged in process.
Accreditation validates Pathways’ commitment to providing quality services to its clients; demonstrates its compliance with regulations, laws, and judicial orders; and showcases its ability to execute the best practices necessary to show measurable results.
Candid
Pathways constantly strives for excellence. Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency is recognition of that excellence. Candid, formerly known as GuideStar, is the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations. The Platinum Seal is the highest level of recognition offered and is bestowed on organizations that commit to being transparent and share meaningful information and statistics about the organization. Achieving Platinum level means that Pathways provides donors and funders the ability to evaluate our performance and worthiness as a recipient of their charity. Platinum status puts Pathways in the top 0.1% of all national charities.