The Need

ADOPTION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The cost of adoption is based on several variables, but averages between $25-50K.

This barrier can seem like a mountain to overcome for families and Pathways goal is to provide assistance

Types of adoption:

Private Domestic • Intercountry • Foster-to-Adopt

POST ADOPTION SUPPORT

Adoption can involve a complex mix of brokenness and beauty.

Adoption is a lifelong journey and Pathways seeks to walk alongside families through providing financial assistance as they seek out education or training opportunities, counseling and therapy or other resources needed.

ORPHANED & VULNERABLE CHILDREN

17.6 MILLION

children around the world have lost both parents (“double orphan”);

20,010

youth aged out of foster care without a permanent family at the end of 2020

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Peace Cowen

Development Specialist

Peace joins the Pathways team after her role as the Director of Outreach for three campuses at Fusion Academy, a one-to-one private school for students struggling with traditional schooling.

In her role as the Development Specialist, she will focus on critical fundraising efforts to ensure families can receive the assistance they need. She enjoys building relationships and is passionate about supporting children in need. 

Peace graduated from Texas A&M University with an MS in Management, a BBA in Accounting, and a Certificate in Not-for-Profit Business. She has taught “Professional Ethics and Cultures” at the University of Houston, a course she designed to equip students with the ability better to approach ethical situations in an increasingly globalized world.

Peace loves to dance, sing, draw, and occasionally dabble in playing the djembe. She enjoys volunteering and has led volunteer efforts abroad in her birth country of India, encouraging continued education for children in communities of poverty. 

Peace’s favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”