The Honorable Judge Gardner, Grand Rapids
“Effective treatment programs for girls
are hard to come by because most services are
focused on the needs of young men.
Pathway of Hope offers a unique program
that treats the entire young woman from emotional
difficulties, academic success, sexual acting out
or victimization and, most importantly, an
opportunity to be exposed to a faith community.”
“I strongly endorse the Pathway of Hope
program for girls to make changes, heal, and
successfully return to their community.”
The Honorable Judge Feeney, Grand Rapids
“Pathway of Hope is a lifeline for the
young women and girls in our community.
In my courtroom I see girls whose lives
have been devastated by drug use, physical or
sexual abuse, gang involvement, and mental health
challenges. These
issues may involve the girls’ poor choices or
their parents’ poor choices.
The negative impact on the lives of these
young women is still overwhelming and devastating. Pathway of Hope helps these girls take responsibility for
their lives.
The therapy and counseling they receive in
this home-like setting empowers them to make
positive changes in their lives and to shed the
emotional baggage of victimization that formerly
weighed them down.
There is no other program like Pathway in
light of its commitment to service, its Christian
emphasis, and the achievements of its graduates.
Thank you, Pathway of Hope, for all you do
for the troubled girls and young women of West
Michigan.”
The Honorable Judge
Carpenter, Grand Rapids
“Pathway
of Hope is a place where young women receive the
positive support and guidance they need to move
forward in their lives.
The staff and therapists at Pathway of Hope
are caring, sensitive and aware of the needs that
troubled girls and teens present.
I have seen sad, angry and frightened girls
blossom into confident, motivated, healthy young
women as a result of their work with Pathway of
Hope.”
Bruce & Amy Ettinger, Parents
“Our names are Bruce and Amy Ettinger and
we made the difficult decision to send our
daughter Danielle to Pathway of Hope in April of
2004. We
initially met Scott Gardner in December of 2003
and he encouraged us to come and visit Pathway.
We did so, and were very impressed.
We had been looking for a program like
Pathway for quite some time.
A program that offers comprehensive,
holistic treatment in a faith based environment.
One of the things that really impressed us
was the home feel.
There was no institutional feeling to the
home at all."
"Our experiences with Scott and the
Pathway staff have been extremely positive.
Our Daughter Danielle was released from
Pathway in January 2005.
She graduated from High School and is
currently working and going to college full time.
As parents, we feel that her time at
Pathway has laid an incredibly strong foundation
of truths and tools for her to use throughout her
lifetime.
We would highly recommend Pathway of Hope
to parents who have been searching for a safe,
healing place for their daughter.
We literally looked around the entire
country for options and found Pathway to be the
perfect fit.”
Respectfully,
Bruce and Amy Ettinger
March
17, 2007
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