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mission & vision

our mission

To help teen parents raise healthy families.

our vision

Healthy, self-sufficient families building strong communities.

our promise

Parent Pathways empowers struggling teen families to be productive members of the community.

Our promise to our clients, employees and other stakeholders is:

  • Parent Pathways uses proven approaches to help teen families become self-sufficient members of the community.
  • Parent Pathways' holistic and progressive approach encompasses the entire teen family and includes education, early childhood education and supportive services.
  • Parent Pathways’ clients work in partnership with our professional staff to develop a customized path to help them reach their desired goals.
  • Parent Pathways’ wraparound services support and strengthen teen parents’ ability to be successful adults. Supportive services include healthcare, life-skills classes, career development and mental health counseling.
  • Parent Pathways’ education services are tailored to the unique needs of teen parents. With the Florence Crittenton School at the core, Parent Pathways uses a Denver Public Schools curriculum to help students earn a high school diploma.
  • Parent Pathways’ early childhood education and parenting services prepare children and their parents for a successful future. Primarily through the Qualistar-rated Early Learning Center, children receive, and their parents learn about, nurturing, instruction and discipline appropriate to each developmental stage.
  • Parent Pathways’ services for young fathers prepare them for the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood. These services help fathers develop nurturing parenting skills, establish paternity, complete their education, become job ready, and establish themselves as positive, contributing family and community members.
  • Parent Pathways is an essential community resource. Without it, many teen families in the Denver area would be unable to get the education and supportive services needed to be healthy and self-sufficient members of the community.