Kim Dawkins has been working in the Worcester community for two decades. Kim was born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and raised in England. Kim attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and received her Bachelor of Arts in interior design and architecture. After a brief stint in her native England, she moved back to the United States where she ended up in non-profit work. This led Kim to working for Pathways for Change, a rape crisis center that serves the greater Worcester community. She has been the CEO and president of Pathways for Change since 2005. In this interview Kim speaks about her work with Pathways for Change, and the impact it has on the wider community. She also speaks about her childhood in England, reminiscing on growing up in the 1960s and the struggles her family faced. She also speaks about her time at UMass Amherst and the importance of education, and the challenges and rewards of being a single mother.
