Pathway Homes Again Ranked on NonProfit Times’ 50 Best Places to Work Regional Nonprofit: Included on List for a Decade
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Contact: Shawn Flaherty, 703-554-3609
FAIRFAX, Va. (May 29, 2025) — Pathway Homes was named for the 10th time to The NonProfit Times’ (NPT) national list of 50 Best Places to Work. Pathway Homes, a regional nonprofit providing mental health services—starting with safe, stable housing—to individuals marginalized by poverty and inequity, ranked in the top 50 in the nation. NPT noted that employees love their work and appreciate communication between staff and leadership as workplace features that stood out among the 50 nonprofits that made the list this year. Two top workplace drivers this year were that employees felt valued and that they had confidence in leadership.
“Attracting and keeping great talent helps us serve people with mental health challenges who are trying to regain and reshape their lives. By investing in making Pathway’s work environment healthy and outstanding, we know our employees will be able to give their best selves to supporting our clients. Our culture fosters excellence, and we are honored that The NonProfit Times again recognized our organization as a best place to work,” said Sylisa Lambert-Woodard, CEO, Pathway Homes.
Pathway Homes ranked 50th among all nonprofits nationally and 22nd—up one spot from last year—among medium-sized nonprofits, with between 50 and 249 employees. Providing a supportive, growth-oriented work environment, Pathways has 149 employees that work throughout DC, Northern Virginia, and Central Florida. Pathways also offers outstanding benefits and competitive pay. Among its benefits are health insurance with no copays or deductibles for in-network services and providers; dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, critical illness, and long-term care insurances; tuition reimbursement; public service loan forgiveness program; a 403(b)-retirement plan; Employee Assistance Program; and flexible spending accounts.
Created in 2010 by The NonProfit Times—the leading national publication for nonprofit managers—and Best Companies Group, Inc., this nationwide survey and awards program honors the best employers in the nonprofit sector. The program was open to all nonprofits with a 501 (c)(3) status that have a minimum of 15 employees. The evaluation included a survey of each nominated organization’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. In addition, the evaluation included a much more heavily weighted anonymous section to measure employee experience and engagement.
Results were analyzed and categorized according to eight core focus areas: leadership and planning; corporate culture and communications; role satisfaction; work environment; relationship with supervisor; training, development, and resources; pay and benefits; and overall engagement. Organizations that made the list scored near 92% or more across all categories.
About Pathway Homes
For more than 45 years, Pathway Homes has enabled tens of thousands of people in the National Capital region with serious mental illnesses and other co-occurring disabilities to access affordable housing and critical supportive services to help them recover their lives. Following a housing-focused model, Pathway Homes is a partner in preventing and ending homelessness, touching nearly 2,000 lives each year and ensuring access to affordable stable homes in permanent supportive housing units.
