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| KIDS SECTION |
A Young Man’s Journey My name is Jose M., I have been a participant of the Pathways/Senderos program for over six years. Throughout these years I have seen many changes: changes in my life, the lives of others, and in the community. When I started I had no dreams of school or college. No one in my family had ever gone past the eighth grade. But Pathways showed me that it didn’t have to be like that. They showed me a path and I took it. They took me in as a little boy and helped shape me into a young man ready to take on the world. They did this by providing many tutors to help me work on my academics, and a job-training course in which I learned how to go about getting a job and conducting a successful interview. Pathways opened my eyes to the many options I held. With their guidance I was the first in my family to graduate from middle school. This June I will be the first to graduate from high school and this fall I will be the first to attend a University. But I’m not the only one who has benefited from the Pathways program. Pathways has helped many others and their families. They offer food for those who need it and they also have offered support to those in need as they help them back on their feet. Pathways has always been here to help. Throughout the years Pathways has helped clean up its community. We have participated in cleaning up graffiti by painting over it, we have walked up and down Arch Street picking up garbage, and we’ve even mapped out and pushed for the Arch Street basketball court that so many kids from the community share. Pathways is a well-rounded program. It has helped out in every aspect of my life with one goal, to see me succeed, and I am forever grateful. (Written by Jose M., 17, in April 2002) |
