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We are dedicated to breaking the cycle of repetitive trauma experienced by teenagers in foster care due to multiple placements and plugging the gap of services needed for youth to thrive as they age into adulthood.
Our mission is to create lasting positive change in the lives of these vulnerable youth, ensuring they have the resources and opportunities needed to thrive and build a path towards a brighter, more secure future.
“TEENS NEEDS A HOME NOT A HOTEL & A FAMILY NOT A STAFF” ~ Taylor DuRard
The Path Line provides real-time, whole-person support for youth in foster care as they navigate the system and prepare for adulthood. We offer personalized support—providing not only essential resources, but also the emotional and practical support necessary for success. Most importantly, we are the people who stay. When systems change, placements shift, or support falls away, The Path Line remains a consistent presence. By addressing the whole person, we help young people overcome obstacles and build lasting stability, confidence, and independence. REQUEST Path Line Support Today!
LAUNCHING SOON: Path Homes are built around permanent, live-in caregivers—not rotating staff. This model is designed to stop the cycle of teens being moved from placement to placement by reducing instability and increasing nights of safety. As Tennessee’s most unique community-based placement option created specifically for teens who are hardest to place and most at risk of aging out without permanency, Path Homes offer a family-style environment where youth have a stable place to belong. With consistent caregivers and support, young people build the skills, relationships, and confidence needed to successfully transition into adulthood.
Jonathan’s Path supports teens and young adults as they move from foster care into independent living—without losing the people who support them along the way. Through Path Forward and Path Beyond, youth receive stable housing support and ongoing guidance as they build real-world skills, from everyday tasks like hanging curtains and managing a home to securing employment and long-term career pathways. Anchored by The Path Line, our 24/7 support system ensures youth always have someone to call—someone who knows them and stays. Together, these programs create a family-based support network that fills the gaps, reduces isolation, and empowers young people to build stable, successful futures.
There are currently nearly 9,000 youths in Tennessee foster care—yet there are only homes for a little more than half of them. Within the first 12 months of being in this program, 30% of those youths are moved through three or more homes.
Without our help, the trauma of this unstable environment has been shown to have negative impact on these youths for the rest of their lives. Multiple placements have also been found to lead to delayed permanency outcomes, academic difficulties, and struggles to develop meaningful attachments.
We give Middle Tennessee teens in foster care a new path—with a place to call home and a chance to dream. Jonathan’s Path fills a huge void of consistency teens face in foster care including, housing support, direction and love. No paths are the same, but the love, stability, and support from Jonathan’s Path will be constant for every youth.
Watch this video to learn why we created Jonathan’s Path, directly from the people who inspired it.
Getting involved is life changing! We could use your help as we work toward our goal of reducing the trauma teens face living in and aging out of foster care. Join us as we build our long-term approach to reducing trauma for teens in state custody.
In 2016, Jonathan tragically passed away from sepsis caused by abuse and neglect. His younger brother, Taylor, survived and has since dedicated his life to honoring Jonathan’s memory and co-founding this organization in his name. Hear their powerful story and learn how Taylor is creating lasting change to support other foster youth.
P 615.414.1876
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