About Pathways
Our Mission, Vision & Stewardship Model
The Vision of Pathways for Little Feet, a Christ centered organization, is to help create a world in which every child is a permanent member of a loving family. Learn More.
Pathways’ Mission is to help families adopt children through financial assistance.
Our “Perpetual Family Fund” is a superior stewardship model of sustainability. Learn More.
Our Team
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History
| Year | Description |
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| 1998 | Founders (Kerr & Jill Taylor) adopt their daughter from an orphanage in Russia. |
| 2000 | Founders create a private fund to assist children’s adoption and support numerous initiatives. |
| 2003 | Founders help support “Summer of Hope” for older children and other adoption advocacy programs. |
| 2007 | Research and marketing organization is hired to determine the “greatest need” within the world of adoption advocacy to carry out the vision of “creating a world in which every child belongs in a loving home.” Symposium with leaders (CEOs, Academics and researchers of adoption advocacy organizations) is held to vett and determine “best practices” to respond to research findings. |
| 2008 | Pathways for Little Feet, a “501-(c) (3)” nonprofit corporation is established, initial staff is hired, and a “pilot program” to carry out the new organizations mission “to help families adopt children through financial assistance” is commenced. The first 27 children–16 of whom have “special needs”–are brought into loving families with the aid of funds from Pathways. |
| 2009 | A total of 57 children (from inception) are brought into “loving families” with the aid of Pathway funds—29 of whom have “special needs.” |
| 2010 | An average of 1 child per week is currently being brought into a loving home. “Vision 2014,” a strategic plan, is launched to enhance marketing, increase funding, and grow staff in order to help a total of 1,000 children join loving families by the end of 2014. |