Ava's Pathways

When the Next Chapter Can't Wait - https://mailchi.mp/f57ab41fa7d5/bloom-boldly-with-us-on-saturday-june-13766690

KR Preston@followersMarie Kerrigan VenturaToya GarnesRich Olson

We have news. 💜

Ava's Pathways is officially partnering with Filling the Gap NFP — and this one is close to our hearts.

For seven years, Filling the Gap has been providing dignified, transformational housing right here in Chicago's south suburbs. Single mothers about to lose their homes. Women stepping out of recovery and re-entry programs. Neighbors who needed a second chance and a safe place to begin again.

Do those women sound familiar? They should. They're OUR women. The very women Ava's Pathways was created to walk alongside.

So here's what this partnership really means:

🏠 Filling the Gap provides the roof. 🌸 Ava's Pathways provides the pathway.

Housing on one side. Sisterhood, encouragement, and real financial support on the other. A woman in transition shouldn't have to choose — and now she doesn't.

But sisters, here's the truth: a bigger mission needs a bigger village.

That's why Ava's Fund matters now more than ever. Just 120 sponsors giving $25 a month — less than one dinner out — funds quarterly awards of $750 directly to women navigating life transitions, plus the programming that surrounds them with community while they rise.

The need just grew. So must we. 🙌

💜 Become an Ava's Fund sponsor: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/avas-fund-community-sponsorship

🏠 Meet our partner: https://fillingthegap-nfp.com

Tag a sister who believes every woman deserves someone in her corner. ⬇️

Ava's Fund - Community Sponsorship Ava's Fund is a community-powered sponsorship program of Ava's Pathways — a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women through life's most…

KR Preston

This Saturday, a room of fifty women will gather on the 60th floor of the Axis Sky Deck with a sweeping view of Chicago. An afternoon designed entirely for them.

The women will arrive carrying full schedules, real responsibilities, and the kind of fatigue most women don't have permission to name out loud. Ava's goal is for every woman to leave refreshed and reconnecting with who she wants to be.

The Bloom Boldly Brunch is the annual fundraiser for Ava's Pathways. Every dollar raised supports our mission of walking alongside women through life transitions with transformational coaching and wellness workshops.

As part of this year's brunch, we are also launching Ava's Fund. A new sponsorship program providing financial support to women navigating life transitions: divorce, job loss, widowhood, and reinvention. Your seat helps make that work real.

What's waiting in that room:
🌸 Meditation bracelets you'll wear home as a reminder of what you've committed to
🌸 Floral arranging — beauty you make with your hands
🌸 Makeup tips for honoring how you show up
🌸 Bottomless mimosas and a beautiful brunch
🌸 A wellness conversation built on three movements: remember, reimagine, reconnect
🌸 Fifty women who already understand what you're carrying

We still have a handful of seats remaining. If you've been carrying more than you've been pouring into yourself, come join us for an afternoon of remembering who you are and connecting with other women who will walk with you in your journey.

Last year, every woman left refreshed, energized, and committed to walking her own pathway. Tag a sister who needs to be in that room. Bring her with you.

🎟️ Registration closes Wednesday, June 10: https://avaspathways.ticketspice.com/2026-bloom-boldly
🗓️ Saturday, June 13 | 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Axis 60th Floor Sky Deck, Chicago

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The Power of Women Supporting Women -

The Power of Women Supporting Women You showed up, shared your stories and listened with open hearts. Together, we created something powerful with a room full of women who refused to let anyone navigate their journey alone.

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT - HERstory Evening Reception

Tammie Allen knows what it's like to rebuild from scratch.
As an entrepreneur who navigated divorce while building her business, Tammie is living proof that financial freedom is possible even when you're starting over.

At our HERstory Evening Reception (March 12), she'll share the real strategies that helped her get through the life challenge of divorce.

Starting a new path is not easy but is possible. .

Ready to hear her story—and write your next chapter?
🎟️ Tickets: avaspathways.org/events
📅 March 12 | 5:30-7:30 pm | Tinley Park

Who is Ava's Pathways?

Our mission is helping women to rise up from major life transitions.

We do this by offering:

✨ Group coaching & support circles

✨ Emergency assistance

✨ Wellness activities

✨ Community connections

All designed to help women BELIEVE in themselves, BECOME who they meant to be, and BELONG to a supportive community.

Be a part of our community, visit avaspathway.org.

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