Pathways DC

We use our company ID's for visual security and image awareness in the community. We have about 150+ staff and volunteers, we are always bringing on new people and therefore found that the Corporate ID Card Program is the best solution for us.  We simply request our new badges and they arrive within 2-3 days.  It's very efficient and economical rather than us issuing our own badges here.  It's like having our own badging department here. Our ID's have our logo, their name, and title and department. We wear our ID's and use them when requested by other organizations we visit to comply with identification policies.

About us:  Founded in 2004, Pathways to Housing DC provides home, health, and hope to more than 3,000 adults each year who are experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness.  Pathways to Housing DC initially opened our doors to end homelessness and help the healing of men and women who were considered “chronically homeless”- those individuals living on the streets for years with serious mental health challenges such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that were not being treated.  What made Pathways to Housing DC unique in a city with many mental health and housing programs was our Housing First model.  Other organizations operated with rules and pre-housing requirements such as curfews, mandated sobriety, compliance with medication, and participation in groups either before entering housing, or as a requirement to keep housing. This approach worked for the majority of individuals experiencing homelessness who were seeking services, but the remaining most psychiatrically disabled and vulnerable subgroup stayed on the street and were not effectively housed within the existing system of care. What has made Pathways to Housing DC so unique in its success over the past decade is our reversal of this traditional treatment sequence. Instead of requiring people to be “clean and sober” or “housing ready,” Pathways DC offers housing, first.

Marita C., Admin, https://www.pathwaystohousingdc.org/about-us