ThirdPath Institute

The Third Path Institute The ThirdPath Institute is committed to helping people lead meaningful, balanced, intentional lives. We do this by teaching people how to redesign work to create more time for family, community and other life passions.

Together we are finding new options. New ways for men and women to approach family, and new and innovative ways to redesign work and create more time for life.

Consistently we are seeing that people are deeply motivated to make change when their family's well-being is on the line. Consequently, a significant focus of our work has been parents - both mothers and fathers- who have already tested new ways of reconfiguring both work and family.

Long-term our goal is to organize individuals, families and communities to influence larger systemic change - both within organizations and at the public policy level. Together, with other like minded people, we will shape a future where no person is required to choose between work and children, work and an aging parent, work and community involvement, or work and some other life interest. Instead, people will be able to follow a "third path," one that allows them to integrate work with other life priorities.

Our Mission

The mission of the ThirdPath Institute is to assist individuals, families and organizations in finding new ways to redesign work to create more time for family, community and other life passions. To promote viable policy and thinking around how to make this possible for all people, in all places, at all points in their lives.

Our Profile

The ThirdPath Institute is a nonprofit, nationally-based project that works to assist individuals and organizations in making more time for life. We do this in a variety of ways, through educational materials, conferences and trainings, organizational interventions, and more.

This website will give you a description of these activities, some of the proposed solutions we offer, as well as a picture of the key issues people face as they strive to create more time for life. We hope you find this information useful and are encouraged to seek out more about us and our work.

What people are saying about the ThirdPath Institute:

“I can’t tell you how often I’ve had someone upset or crying about this in my office, mothers and fathers. They feel torn and always as if they have to choose – work or family. The more I learn about Shared Care, the more I can help them find a completely new solution, one that allows them time for both work and family." - Career Counselor

“Neither activity, working or writing, was appealing in isolation. I didn't want to be a starving writer. But I knew if I didn't write, my creative side would die. Then the job would be just a job. Until I proposed these changes at work, I felt like I had to choose one or the other. Now I see both sides can win." - Accountant and Creative Writer

Contact Information

Please contact us! We want to hear your story and what you have figured out about redesigning work to create more time for life.....

Here's where you can reach us:

Electronic mail
	General Information: time4life@thirdpath.org
Postal address
	ThirdPath Institute PO Box 9275 Philadelphia PA 19139 USA
Telephone and Fax (in the US)
	215-747-8790 (tel)
	215-747-8908 (fax)

Email Updates

Every other month we send out an email update describing our current work, and giving a picture of what we are planning next. Click here to read a sample update and to learn more about our email updates.