PATH - PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO HELP

FOOD, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, PRESCRIPTION, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED. TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED: 8,382 HOUSEHOLDS WITH 26,643 MEMBERS. OVER 33% OF THOSE FAMILIES CAME TO PATH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2024.FOOD PANTRY:PROVIDED NUTRITIOUS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO 7,429 HOUSEHOLDS WHICH INCLUDES 24,302 INDIVIDUALS.HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION:PROVIDED EMERGENCY UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR 684 CASES TOTALING $197,031.PROVIDED EMERGENCY RENT/MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE TO 113 HOUSEHOLDS TOTALING $166,391.BASIC MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED:PROVIDED EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES FOR 747 INDIVIDUALS TOTALING $41,680.DENTAL SERVICES FOR 123 INDIVIDUALS VALUED AT $30,072.EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR 187 HOUSEHOLDS TOTALING $6,162.TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDED PERSONALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT TO 50 HOUSEHOLDS WITH A TOTAL OF 140 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.SPECIAL PROJECTS:DISTRIBUTED 889 COATS TO CHILDREN, 72,744 DIAPERS, 924 FANS, AND 729 BLANKETS.VOLUNTEERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AT PATH. 331 VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 18,773 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED.CHARITY NAVIGATOR: PATH IS RATED A 4-STAR CHARITY, THE HIGHEST RATING FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. A FOUR-STAR RATING IS GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO SCORE A 90 OR ABOVE IN CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S REVIEW AND IS CONSIDERED "EXCEPTIONAL." FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PATH, IT MEANS WE "EXCEED INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND OUTPERFORM MOST CHARITIES IN [OUR] CAUSE." PATH HAS MAINTAINED THIS RATING SINCE 2016.CANDID (FORMERLY GUIDESTAR): PATH HAS ACHIEVED THE GOLD SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FOR 2024.BBB OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS: - PATH HAS MET THE 20 STANDARDS TO BE A BBB CREDITED CHARITY - RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 BBB AWARD FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCEPATH IS A LOCALLY SUPPORTED AGENCY OF THE UNITED WAY OF SMITH COUNTY.