The Mission

Porchlight Pathways exists to make life a little steadier for youth and families—especially those touched by foster care, adoption, and hard histories. We take lived experience (Hunter’s story) and decades of practice (Brenda’s training and coaching) and turn it into calm, plain-English help you can actually use this week.

We create short lessons, a quiet, honest podcast, and ready-to-print guides on the basics that build trust and independence: money habits, safer tech, boundaries and consent, repair-after-conflict, first housing steps, and more. Everything is trauma-aware and dignity-first—no shame, no sensational stories—just practical scripts, checklists, and routines that work in real homes, schools, and communities.

As we grow, we’re adding parent workshops, mentor Q&A, and partner packs for schools, agencies, and churches so caring adults can teach the same simple steps with consistency. Our promises are simple: tell the truth kindly, teach the next step clearly, and stay long enough for trust to take root.