Pathways to Independence

Soaking in the summer with Pathways 🌞 Participants have been exploring St. Louis with their people and taking in the sights!

🐻 Liam and Drew growled with the Grizzlies and cheered on some great baseball at the Gateway Grizzlies Baseball game
🐘 Taylor's small group connected over their love of zebras and elephants at the Saint Louis Zoo
🎻 Lucy shared her talents with the viola at our Show & Share event
🦌 Cindy not only shared her treats with the animals at Grant's Farm, but also shared with her fellow participants so everyone could try feeding our furry friends!

Great job to our participants putting themselves out there, sharing with each other, and growing every day with Pathways to Independence 🧡

Interested in sharing your support? Click the link in our bio or go to ptistl.org/donate to show you care!

Partnership 🤝 Progress

Pathways is honored to continue partnering with the St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources in 2027. At its May board meeting, DD Resources approved an investment of over $30,000 in Pathways' unique social programs.

Thank you, DDR, for your commitment to fostering community with over $7 million in investments across St. Louis City. Together, we can make sure everyone feels that they belong.

Interested in learning more? Go to www.stldd.org

We can't say it enough 🫶 Thank you to our participants, volunteers, families, and all of our people who joined us last Tuesday for our Annual Favazza's Dinner Fundraiser.

And most importantly, thank you to Favazza's Restaurant for being our generous host! They have graciously donated $3,000 from the evening's proceeds to our social programs, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to

Interested in hosting Pathways participants at your place of business? We'd love to collaborate with you! DM us or go to www.ptistl.org to get started.

Happy Pride Month! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🏳️‍⚧️ Pathways is proud to be a part of Safe Circle, a coalition of organizations working to support neurodiverse people to have healthy, happy relationships. Safe Circle is excited to celebrate this month with you through a few events:

6/11 Disability and LGBTQ+ Pride Webinar
6/20 Pride St. Charles Festival Meetup
6/25 PRIDE - Living Out Loud & Proud

Click the link below to learn more and register 🏳️‍🌈

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bnnu9tbpfct2jvdhqqaka/Safe-Circle-2026-Pride-Month-Flyer.pdf?rlkey=xxr64cyt5ybanbgjzpwd7zuf6&st=97ml671f&dl=0

There’s never a dull moment at Pathways! 🎉 Our community has explored shared interests, built friendships, and made memories through a variety of activities this season:

❤️‍🩹 Volunteer project making DIY first aid kits
🧌 Meeting new friends at St. Charles Comic and Toy Show
🍕 Cooking Class making personal pizzas
⚽ Cheering on our STLCITY2 soccer team
👩‍🎨 Personalizing Tote Bags with Craftibility Foundation
🐱 Volunteering with Five Acres Animal Shelter
🧙‍♂️ Trading lore at our Tabletop Roleplaying Game Multi-Group Social
🍺 Sipping Fitz's root beer floats in South County
🏈 Getting our game faces on at the St. Louis Battlehawks game

From volunteering and creative projects to sports, gaming, and community outings, there's something for everyone at Pathways to Independence 🧡

Do you want to ? DM us or go to ptistl.org

Tomorrow is one of our favorite traditions of the year! Don't miss it!

Join us for Pathways' 17th Annual Favazza's Dinner Fundraiser tomorrow on Tuesday, June 2. Stop by anytime between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for lunch, dinner, or takeout, and support a great cause while enjoying a fantastic meal.

When you dine at Favazza's tomorrow, 20% of your purchase will be donated to Pathways to Independence, helping people with disabilities build friendships, confidence, and greater independence in their communities.

Reservations are filling fast - Call 314-772-4454 to reserve your table, or visit favazzas.com to view the menu.

Pathways participants: If you owuld like to attend but didn't register for the staffed event, please consider making a reservation with your family or friends. We would love to meet your people!

We can't wait to see you there ❤️

Have you made your reservation for our most delicious event of the year? It's not too late!

Pathways' 17th annual Favazza's Dinner Fundraiser is one week from today - Tuesday, June 2nd.

Space is limited, so don't forget to make your reservation ahead of time. Our event runs from 3pm to 9pm!

20% of all orders (including takeout) will be donated to Pathways' mission of helping people with disabilities build skills, confidence, and community. We are so grateful for this partnership of over 15 years!

Make your reservation today - call 314-772-4454. Preview the menu at www.favazzas.com

Note for participants: In order to attend with staff, you must register through the events calendar. Please consider making a reservation with your family so they can join in on the fun!

Spring's Social Superstars 🌸✨ Participants are blossoming socially at Pathways, trying new things and building stronger bonds as the weather warms up!

⚾ Buying peanuts and cracker jacks at the best seats in Busch Stadium
🦅 Meeting some feathery friends in St. Charles with Missouri State Parksparks
🦎 Lounging like lizards at Saint Louis Zoooo Animals Aglow
🚂 Exploring every engine at the Museum of Trains
🧈 Churning our own butter at the first Missouri state capital historic site
🐐 Feeding goats and finding friendships at Suson Park
🏓Prioritizing play at Chicken N Pickle - St. Charles

Interested in Finding Your People? visit www.ptistl.org

We are overwhelmed with gratitude after this year’s Find Your People Campaign.

Because of your generosity, we raised over $150,473 to support people with disabilities in building friendships, confidence, and independence through Pathways' social programs.

More than 300 donors from 30 states came together to make this possible, alongside 31 generous matching donors who helped every gift go even further.

If you missed the campaign but would still like to support our mission, you can give anytime through our website - ptistl.org/donate

Thank you again for believing in the people we support and the work we do every day.

A Tasty Tradition 🍝 Join Us June 2nd at Favazza's!

Favazza’s has partnered with Pathways for over 10 years, generously hosting Dining Out events and donating 20% of the evening’s proceeds to benefit our unique social skills programs.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 2nd, 3pm to 9pm, and join us in eating well and giving back. You can find us at 5201 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139. Dine in or carry out to support your people!

Note for participants: in order to attend with staff, you must register through the events calendar when it comes out. Please consider making a reservation with your family so they can join in on the fun!

Reservations are recommended - call 314-772-4454 or preview the menu at favazzas.com