pathways
to success
Cultivating leadership potential and transformative skills in students by improving school attendance, fostering pro-social interactions, and reestablishing family engagement.
By the Numbers
Attendance: School-Based Support
Strengthening school attendance and engagement by supporting Middle and High school students through on-site personal and academic support, leadership development, and family engagement activities.
Activities include:
- Access to after-school and summer programming.
- Monthly personal and educational development workshops.
- Referrals to resources within their school and community.
- Post-secondary education and career exploration opportunities, including FAFSA and scholarships.
Referrals
To refer a student, please click the link below.
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Pathways to Success School Partners
Middle Schools
- Marrs Middle School
- Norris Middle School
High Schools
- Bellevue East High School
- Bryan High School
- Buena Vista High School
Talking Círculos
Empowering youth through culturally-based leadership models in which culture is used as a tool for positive identity formation, goal setting, and decision-making.
Xochikalli, Young Women’s Leadership Group | Ollin, Young Men’s Leadership Group
Ollin and Xochikalli are youth leadership programs for young men and young women ages 14-19 grounded in the Joven Noble curriculum.
Offered at the Latino Center and select Pathways to Success schools, these programs guide youth through meaningful rites of passage building identity, healthy decision-making, and tools to prevent risky behaviors.
Weekly sessions include:
- Conocimiento
- Defining Palabra
- Defining Adulthood
- Healthy Relationships
- Pregnancy and STI Prevention
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- Goal Setting/Decision Making
- Defining Personal Identity
- Anger Management/Violence Prevention
For referrals:
To refer a youth to the Talking Círculos Program please click the button below.
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Parental Engagement
Providing holistic services to students and families through a two-generational approach that empowers students and their families to build positive, healthy relationships.
Programming includes:
- Constant Communication with Parents
- Family nights and events
Nemilistli
Nemilistli is a family strengthening and leadership development program for parents and guardians based on the nationally recognized Cara y Corazón curriculum. The program helps families build positive relationships, strengthen communication, and reflect on personal and cultural experiences that shape family life.
Sessions include:
- Acknowledgement
- My Family, My Heart
- Character Development
- Gifts and Baggage
- Values with Value
- Growing and Learning
- Parent and Teacher
- Traditions and Ceremonies
- Roots of Understanding
- Dancing to Different Rhythms
- Celebrating the Family
Success Stories
She made me a better student. The thought of her just being there for me is like I could do anything.
Cathya Bello, Pathways to Success Student
I’m thankful for all the advice he’s given me and for teaching me how to be a man of palabra and for being there when I needed him.
Cristian Gomez, Pathways to Success Student
Since joining the program, I have grown academically and behaviorally. I speak with more confidence, make an effort to stay out of trouble in class and remain focused.
Pathways to Success Student
The program provided mentorship that allowed me to been seen, heard, and find a sense of belonging. I am more engaged in program activities, and asking for help when I felt like I could not and had to do it myself.
Pathways to Success Student
