January 2008
Our Mentoring and Career Steps Programs expand to include Food Stamp, as well as TANF clients.

September 2007
The Mentoring program was recognized for Best Practices by Urban Partnership Initiatives of the Department of Health and Human Services.

December 2006
John Peter Smith Hospital receives the Transitional Worker Award for their participation in the Career Steps Adult Program.

October 2006
Funding streams total $350,000.00.

April 2006
Family Pathfinders receives Workforce Solutions funding to start a Career Steps Youth Program. This program provides subsidized work experience for at risk youth.

April 2004
Kathryn Arnold is named as the new Executive Director for Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County, Inc. The Career Steps Program receives the Texas Economic Development Council Best Workforce Practices Award.

March 2004
Tarrant County Family Pathfinders becomes Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County, Inc. with the acceptance of incorporation application and 501(c) 3 status. Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County becomes independent of Tarrant Area Community of Churches.

February 2004
Tarrant County Family Pathfinders’ Career Steps Program is recognized by the Tarrant County Workforce Development Board with the Community Provider Excellence Award.

2002-2003
Tarrant County Family Pathfinders is part of a three year study being conducted by the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. The Urban Institute is tracking eleven welfare-to-work programs across the country to determine the effectiveness of various methods. Family Pathfinders was also selected in a nationwide review of mentoring programs done by the State University of New York University Center for Academic and Workforce Development.

February 2003
Tarrant County Family Pathfinders received the “Outstanding Service to Women” Award from the Women’s Policy Forum in Fort Worth.

June 1999
Catholic Charities U.S.A. chose Tarrant County Family Pathfinders as one of the most successful and compassionate programs working with families on public assistance in the country. They highlighted Tarrant County Family Pathfinders in a documentary that was shown in a nationwide tele-conference.

April 1999
The state office for Family Pathfinders moved to the Texas Department of Human Services.

October 1998
$40,000 grant awarded to Tarrant County Family Pathfinders from the Tarrant County Workforce Development Board. Due to this grant, Kate Hephner stays on as the Director of Tarrant County Family Pathfinders. This makes Tarrant County the first independent, self-supporting Family Pathfinders site in Texas.

Summer 1998
Tarrant County Family Pathfinders became the first program site in Texas to hold a volunteer recognition event - called “Celebration of Success”. In subsequent years the event was held at Lockheed Martin Activities Complex and the attendance from the members of the community has more than doubled.

May 1998
Family Pathfinders named Daily Points of Light Award Winner by the Points of Light Foundation in Washington D.C.

July 1998
$5,000.00 grant award to Tarrant County Family Pathfinders by the United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County.

October 1997
Kate Hephner joins the staff of Tarrant Area Community of Churches through a grant by the Corporation for National Service. Kate acts as the AmeriCorps VISTA Coordinator to get the program started in Tarrant County.

August 1997
Family Pathfinders receives a federal VISTA grant to place 20 full-time workers throughout the state of Texas.

Spring 1997
Tarrant Area Community of Churches forms a covenant with the state of Texas to be the Tarrant County sponsor for Family Pathfinders.

October 1996
Community members in Tarrant County form a steering committee to develop a Family Pathfinders site in their area.

September 1996
Family Pathfinders was created by John Sharp – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Program was a response to federal legislation placing a five-year limit on welfare benefits.