Pathway Project for Single Moms

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To gain our assistance in child care, you must apply for the Pathway Project. The Pathway Project is a collaboration between employers in Montgomery County, PA and Along The Way. The employers we work with have shown a commitment to workplace excellence, including providing good benefits, and are great in responding to their employees’ needs.

Through this collaboration, qualifying single mothers who already work at our employer partner sites or who Along The Way refers to employment at their sites are eligible for Pathway Project participation.

What does the Pathway Project offer to single mothers?

• Job matching services for unemployed & underemployed single mothers at one of our employer partners

• Employer-sponsored child care in their own homes during evenings, overnights & weekends so they can work

• Ongoing case management & holistic support to: reduce obstacles to continued employment and support mothers’ goal achievement and economic mobility

If I am accepted into the Pathway Project, how much do I have to pay for my child care so I can work?

• Single moms who are accepted have very low co-pay rates based on their income. Because the Pathway Project is an employer partnership, our employment partners sponsor a portion of your child care and covid-recovery funding we received from Montgomery County matches their contribution. Additionally, the local communities where we operate offset the cost even more to single mothers through child care scholarship. What this means for you is that you will pay between $0-$3 per hour based on your income, which will be a pre-tax payroll deduction from your employer (see rate chart graphic below).

Do I have to live in Montgomery County, PA?

• No. Our employers are based in Montgomery County right now due to Montgomery County’s $3.26M grant award to Along The Way which matches employer contributions, enabling us to serve single mothers living in and around Montgomery County as long as they are working/willing to work at one of our employer partner sites in Montgomery County.

• We are planning to expand service to other counties; however, expansion requires both your county commissioners’ support + the availability of COVID-19 recovery funding. Please make sure to sign our Statement of Support which helps your local elected leaders understand the need in your community.

To learn more info about the project before applying, click the button below to check out our Pathway Project FAQ’s page!

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Even if we’re not yet in your area, we encourage you to apply so you’ll be first in line when we start serving your area.