Pathwaves WA
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Mission Statement
Pathwaves WA builds the collective power of leaders of color to transform early childhood systems so that every child and their community thrives.
About This Cause
Founded in 2021 by a collective of women and non-binary people of color, we’re a Washington-based organization working within the early childhood policy sector in our state. Our goal is to make the sector more just and inclusive by increasing representation and power in this space so that there are more leaders of color — particularly people from Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Pacific Islander communities — because communities that are most impacted by educational injustices must be represented in positions of power. Creating pathways today for the children of tomorrow. We know that the experiences that young children go through today will have a great impact on the adults they will become. Unfortunately, early childhood systems in Washington and throughout the country continue to be inequitable, with Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) children facing poorer outcomes due to a history of systemic and structural racism. Our early childhood systems must be redesigned to eliminate racial disparities The needs and voices of BIPOC communities—those who are most impacted by systemic injustices—are currently grossly underrepresented in positions of power within policy development processes. Yet, to transform early childhood systems, we need these voices from leaders of color, particularly those from communities who are furthest from justice. We need them in decision-making roles to drive and shape the design of the very policies that affect generations and generations of our kids and our communities. There is already so much knowledge and expertise in BIPOC communities. Our mission at Pathwaves WA is to create the pathways for increased BIPOC representation to manifest the community-centered changes to make early childhood policies just!