Basic Needs Assistance

Family Resource Center

Groceries for the week, ready at pickup.

Preorder your bag in the Throughline app, then grab it at Compass when you pick up your child. No extra trip to the store.

Shelves stocked with canned food in the Pathways pantry
Stocked every week
Groceries and essentials prepared for Pathways families
Food & essentials
A Pathways family
For Compass families
🏘️ Weekly groceries and essentials are available to Compass Early Learning Center families. If your child is enrolled at Compass, you can start ordering today.
every week

What's in the bag

$55 of groceries & essentials, every week

That's money back in your budget, and one less stop on a busy day.

  • Pantry staplesCanned goods, grains and more
  • Fresh produceFruits and vegetables
  • Frozen foodsEasy meals for busy nights
  • Milk, cheese & meatProtein and dairy
  • Cleaning suppliesFor around the house
  • Hygiene productsPersonal care items
three easy steps

How it works

  1. Open the app

    Go to app.btownpathways.org on any phone or computer, or use the Throughline app on your Android phone.

  2. Preorder your bag

    Choose your groceries and essentials for the week right in the app.

  3. Pick it up at Compass

    Your bag is ready at Compass during your child's pick-up time.

new way to order

Get the Throughline by Pathways app

All grocery orders now happen in our Family Resource App. You can also apply for assistance and connect with a navigator there.

🌐 Any phone or computer

The quickest way in. Open your web browser and go to app.btownpathways.org.

Open the app

🤖 Android phones

Install the app on your phone. It takes about 5 minutes with our step-by-step guide.

Android install guide

🍎 iPhones

The iPhone app is coming soon! Until then, use the web version at app.btownpathways.org.

Use the web version

Stuck? Email Katie at kbroadfoot@btownpathways.org and she'll help you get set up.

Questions about your groceries?

Reach out to Jacky Perez, our Essential Services Specialist, at jperez@btownpathways.org, or email the FRC team at frc@btownpathways.org.

Preorder in the app