PATH-WAY Providing Access To Happiness
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
PATH-WAY was created to improve social opportunities for people with physical disabilities and their families. Individualsl with disabilities in general are at greater risk of social isolation and loneliness. They face multiple obstacles that limit their ability to get out. Lack of transportation, lack of accessibility at venues or homes, financial constraints, as well as negative social stereotypes are just a few of the many limiting factors that affect individuals with disabilities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
PATH-WAY Providing Access to Happiness
PATH-WAY provides inclusive social accessible events for individuals with physical disabilities, their families, and friends. Our events are physically accessible for individuals who use wheelchairs.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with physical disabilities
Related Program
PATH-WAY Providing Access to Happiness
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We generally have between 20 to 30 individuals/event. Due to COVID we went virtual and had weekly sessions with an average of 10 individuals/event. Began in person events: May 2022
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our primary goal is to provide the means for individuals with physical disabilites to gather, socialize and network.
Our secondary goals include:
1. Support organizations that share our mission for inclusive activities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our organization provides social events that are inclusive and accessible for individuals of various abilities.
Examples of events include: Seasonal social outings, Group events to sporting events i.e. Red Sox game, hockey game, adaptive sailing, adaptive bocce tournament.
Our organization provides weekly virtual events that allow individuals throughout the US to socialize, network and play virtual games.
Our organization looks to sponsor events and support other organizations that share our mission to provide inclusive activities to individuals with physical disabilities.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In order to continue to meet our goals our organization must continue to:
Seek and receive funding for our programs: So far our funding is mainly through public donations, small fundraisers, and a limited number of very generous donors. This predicted income allows us to maintain our current programs, but we will have to continue to seek financial assistance to maintain and grow our program.
Continue to OUTREACH to spread the work about our organization and its programs: We continue to grow a database of individuals who may benefit from our programs. We maintain a webpage, send out e-mails, newsletters, and keep a Facebook page to keep participants informed.
Today we are financially stable, have a dedicated board, and great excitement to maintain our mission.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have successfully run monthly events to bring individuals with physical disabilites and their families together.
Each year our events have had increased participation and our database for participants continues to grow
We have provided 13 scholarships of $1000. to individuals with a physical disability attending a post-high school education since we initiated this program in 2017.
We have provided over 10,000. in financial assistance through our Providing a Way to Help Fund since we initiated the program in 2019.
We have added two new board members to our organization in 2020 bringing our total number of board members to five.
We have transferred our activities to a virtual format during the pandemic. This has allowed us to include participants from other states.
WHAT's NEXT:
We hope to continue with our mission to promote inclusion and participation for individuals with physical disabilities to engage in social and networking opportunities.
We hope to continue to collaborate with like organizations to share resources. (Many of our events would not be possible without the cooperation of other organizations who also share the mission of inclusion.)
We have returned to in-person events this year. We have expanded our organization to GA.
We have sponsored our first event - providing financial support to an organization that provides adaptive sports opportunities to individuals with physical disabilities.
We will continue to seek financial means to keep our mission a reality.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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PATH-WAY Providing Access To Happiness
Board of directorsas of 01/28/2023
Robert Purcell
Path-way Providing Access to Happiness
Term: 2022 - 2023
Stephaine Zaia
Path-way
Diane Zaia
Path-way
Mark Perry
Path-way
Robert Purcell
Path-way
Julie Beach
Path-way
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Disability
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