Watch a video highlighting how Pathways enhances the quality of students’ lives through continuing education, life skills training, health and fitness activities, community volunteerism, and spiritual growth. It’s not only life-changing for students, but the respite care meets a critical needs for families and caregivers and strengthens our community as a whole.

Pathways was founded in June 2009 as an outgrowth of the Community of Friends Ministry of Kirk of the Hills church, thanks to the help and direction of Crystal Fulda. The great need for more programs in the Tulsa area to support adults with intellectual disabilities became apparent after countless phone calls and questions from the community. Adults with intellectual disabilities needed a place to live happier, healthier, and more meaningful lives after high school graduation, so Pathways Adult Learning Center was first formed as a ministry of The Kirk with only 7 students attending 12 hours per week. Due to tremendous growth, Pathways became its own 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2015 and now operates 40 hours per week, serving more than 100 students in-person and virtually.