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Mission, Vision and Values

Our Mission

Pathways Community Network is a nonprofit organization that supports communities with a variety of tools that encourage collaboration among human services providers, reduce costs and increase impact, so more people find the path to success.

Our Vision
  • Collaboration between providers increases in communities that use Pathways systems/services
  • Pathways is a top-of-mind provider of community information systems, training services for community collaboratives, and data on poverty and homelessness
  • Pathways generates resources sufficient to maintain stability and support growth, and is a preferred employer in the sectors of the nonprofit industry in which we operate
  • Pathways is a top tier provider of community information systems and related services, and of other training services for community collaboratives
  • Pathways provides the organizations it serves with excellent customer service

Our Values

 Mutual Respect
 Equality  Dignity  Empathy  Privacy

 
Our Behaviors

Operational Excellence through Investment in Our People
  • We work to attract and retain skilled, motivated staff who share our core values and demonstrate our organizational behaviors
  • Pathways employees are compensated with competitive pay and flexible scheduling, as resources and obligations allow
  • We support employees and volunteers with effective internal systems and protocols
Investment in the Organizations and Communities We Serve
  • Our initiatives make it easier for human services professionals to do their work, and to make it easier for people to gain access to care
  • We focus on developing innovative, effective ways to meet community needs
  • We continuously evaluate the effectiveness of our work
Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
  • We choose partners (communities, organizations and individuals) that share our core values and have missions and behaviors that complement ours
  • We treat all partners with respect and act in ways that deserve their respect
  • We contribute significantly to each partnership and we expect the same level of commitment from our partners