Pathways Hall of Excellence

The Pathways to Excellence Hall of Excellence recognizes Community Action Agencies that have taken meaningful steps to strengthen how they operate, align their systems, and advance continuous quality improvement.

Each agency featured here has demonstrated progress against the Standards of Excellence and reached an important milestone in its Pathways journey. These achievements reflect focused effort, organizational commitment,
and the work of staff and leadership to put best-in-class practices in place.

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Gold Tier Achievers

Gold tier achievers have conducted a full self-assessment and documented their commitment to Excellence by meeting or
exceeding at least 50% of the Standards of Excellence.

2025 Gold Tier Achievers

2024 Gold Tier Achievers

2023 Gold Tier Achievers

Silver Tier Achievers

Silver tier achievers have trained their team, assessed their current state, and completed an abbreviated self-study documenting that they meet or exceed at least 25% of the assessed Standards of Excellence.

2025 Silver Tier Achievers

West Liberty, Kentucky

2024 Silver Tier Achievers

2023 Silver Tier Achievers

Bronze Tier Achievers

Bronze tier achievers have established excellence foundations including formalizing the board’s commitment to Excellence, forming an Excellence team, building consensus on the organization’s context, and learning about the Standards of Excellence.

2025 Bronze Tier Achievers

Durant, Oklahoma

Dunkirk, New York

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Martinsburg, West Virginia

2024 Bronze Tier Achievers

Rochester, New York

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Novato, California

Lewiston, Maine

West Liberty, Kentucky

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

2023 Bronze Tier Achievers

Maple Lake, Minnesota

2022 Bronze Tier Achievers

Past Excellence Award Recipients

These Community Action Agencies were honored with NCAP’s Excellence Award prior to 2022.

Excellence Award Recipients

Wailuku, Hawaii

Girard, Kansas

Greenville, South Carolina

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