Greetings!
As flowers bloom, the weather warms, and there is a prospect of the grip of the pandemic loosening up, I hold hope for “rebirth” on so many levels. I’m particularly hopeful because as a community, we have an opportunity to shift, modify, or change what had not been working for so many prior to the pandemic. This creates hope for better days ahead.
I know if systemic improvements are going to take hold, it’s going to come through our collective work together for the "rebirth". As the saying goes, "the focus for change is the system, the agent of change is the individual." (You will read more about this in the "Sharing Power for Systems Change" article below.)
As part of the Eastside Pathways Backbone, I’ve seen many individuals making the necessary and intentional changes to create better, more equitable systems. But it’s going to take all of us. Whether taking steps to advance our personal racial equity journey and understanding racism, changing where and with whom we spend time collaborating, revising small departmental practices, or perhaps even shifting existing policies. When these actions or changes happen repeatedly, the ripple effect changes and improves the entire community system.
The individual and collective "rebirth" of our practices and how we work together are what will help us get to equitable pathways for children, youth, and young adults in East King County. Scroll down to read about some of the ripple effects happening in the Eastside Pathways Partnership. We invite you to join when and where you’re able!
Sincerely,
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Stephanie M. Cherrington
Executive Director
Eastside Pathways Backbone
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Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children 2021
Grantee Announced
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The annual award, instituted in 2014 to honor Bill Henningsgaard’s memory, supports systems change, leading to equitable pathways and outcomes for children, youth, and young adults.
Sistema Escolar USA is the seventh recipient of the annual $5,000 grant. The grant will support the organization's efforts to reach Bellevue and Lake Washington School Districts’ LatinX parents, caregivers, and families, with culturally relevant workshops and information sessions for elementary, middle, and high school students. Read More
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Sharing Power for Systems Change |
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In a blog post, published on the website of WA Cradle to Career Advocacy Network, Eastside Pathways Executive Director Stephanie Cherrington & Data Officer Payton Richardon, write about the need for organizations and community individuals to be willing to act and be different, in order to improve systems that will ensure equitable pathways and improved outcomes for children, youth, and young adults in East King County. Read More
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We share some of the outcomes of the work of the Eastside Pathways Partnership. |
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Our Partners and Youth worked collaboratively towards building the Benchmark of Quality framework that will support in and out of school Providers self-evaluate the efficacy and quality of their programs.
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Our Partners and diverse stakeholders participated and engaged to ensure that all Hispanic and Latino children in East King County are supported and prepared to enter and thrive through Kindergarten.
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Students from the Bellevue School District and Lake Washington School District shared why the MESH work is so critical and why adults should continue to stay engaged and push forward with this work.
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We invite Eastside Pathways Partners & CAN participants to inspire others by sharing your story that speaks of your effort to change systems & modify practices that positively influence outcomes for children, youth & families in East King County.
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Establishing a shared understanding and language to describe things such as tools, models, conditions, outcomes, data, and root causes of inequities can serve important functions such as inclusion, deeper understanding, and greater alignment.
Click here to read definitions of core concepts that are used frequently within the work of the Eastside Pathways Partnership.
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Giving every child the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career requires dedication and teamwork. That’s why Eastside Pathways helps individuals and organizations collaborate to focus their efforts, find efficiencies and increase their impact. Together, using a proven framework and data-driven strategies, we create better outcomes for our youth. |
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