This Year, 5 Young Adults Graduated to Become Pathways’ First Alumni!

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Their departure left room for us to welcome 5 new young adults into the program. Four young men and one young woman have joined us. Their transition into Pathways has reminded us of the importance of the work that we do. The young adults have had to quickly learn how to take care of an apartment, get along with roommates, eat healthy food, manage money, make decisions on how to use their time, get medical care, and relate socially to a world they had barely experienced.

Walking with the young adults through this transition has inspired us to put together a transition class that will equip others. We want to use the stories and experience of our young people to guide and encourage young adults leaving residential care on this difficult, lonely, challenging road of becoming successfully independent.

Our Pathways’ young adults have become a tremendous resource for these new 5 young people. They have welcomed them into their homes, helped them set up a house, shown them around Mumbai, explained how to travel, and shared practical tips in survival. Part of Pathways’ mission is to create a community of care-leavers who support each other. This year we have seen this come to life and we want to nurture it further, and lean into the amazing wealth of knowledge that our young adults possess!