Overview
The Pathfinder Network is an Oregon nonprofit that supports people affected by the justice system and their families during incarceration and after release. Its Parenting Inside Out curriculum teaches child-centered parenting skills, while the Center for Family Success connects parents and children with mentoring, home visits and reentry support. The organization runs programs in prisons and community settings and trains other agencies to use its parenting curriculum with justice-system-impacted families. Donations help sustain its work, and services at the Center for Family Success are free to Multnomah County residents. Founded in 1993, it is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
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What believers are saying
- July 2026 launched an 11-member Advocacy Team, deepening policy influence and partner ties.
- September 2026 PATHforward 2026 reported 90% strategic-goal completion, signaling execution discipline.
- July 2026 OCF grant and national anthology press broaden Jackson County funding and visibility.
What critics are saying
- ODOC contract concentration makes one budget decision able to gut services by 2027.
- A $10,000 OCF grant underscores grant-sized funding; inflation will outrun unrestricted donations.
- If Parenting Inside Out® licensing weakens, Pathfinder loses its clearest national revenue and brand engine.
What makes The Pathfinder Network unique
- Parenting Inside Out® gives Pathfinder proprietary, licensed reentry curriculum across states and countries.
- Since 1993, ODOC partnership anchored deep corrections access and institutional credibility in Oregon.
- PATHfinder Club anthologies turn systems-impacted youth into published creators, not passive clients.
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