Taking a PATH in the Right Direction

For a middle school student named Stewart and his education team, Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (P.A.T.H.) was a truly positive experience. FIN/University of West Florida and FIN/Escambia County partnered to assist this family and their supportive friends on a journey of positive and possible hope for the future.

We believe the following email message from Stewart's mother says it all:

"Where do I begin? Last Friday was a wonderful, moving, and incredible team meeting. It created and cemented a shared vision of him and for him, simply by painting a picture of Stewart's future for all of us to see, to own, to aim for, and think about. That simple step (which we know was not really a simple step - it took much preparation and skill and will take much follow-up) changed the direction of many on his team, and I think will be a turning point in his life and happiness, and that of his family.

Thank you for your preparation, your committment, your gracious manner in leading us through the process, and of helping us all understand how important it was to dream without limits in order to create a wonderful future for Stewart. And, most of all - thank you for taking those huge, future ideas and working with us to break them down into small manageable steps - that is such a critical step in taking ideas to action."

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