By Lisa Gibalerio Prevention Specialist and Belmont Wellness Coalition Coordinator Winters can be tough, for both students and their families. The excitement of the holidays is over and the freezing cold and darkness has set in. It’s a season of transition and high stress for many youth as they return to school after a long…
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By Kimberley Ward Senior Program Director, MetroWest Community Services, Framingham Sometimes all it takes is a new Easy Bake Oven to make a child’s holiday the most memorable they’ve ever had. My favorite story is of two brothers we worked with who were removed from their mother’s care and living in a foster home. The…
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By Eric Masi President and CEO Recently some senior Wayside managers and I were reflecting with some of our board members about Wayside’s strengths and accomplishments. It was overwhelming to take stock of all that this agency represents and achieves on behalf of the children and families we serve. I know we never say thank…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2019 Contact: Michelle Hillman Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org 508-270-1254 (direct) 508-380-5486 (cell) Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $10,000 Grant from The Greater Lowell Health Alliance LOWELL, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s PrideSide Lowell program received a $10,000 grant from the Greater Lowell Health Alliance (GLHA). The grant will allow PrideSide Lowell to add a group for…
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By Sara McCabe, vice president of campus services, (aka Veruca Salt in staff photo above) Every year beginning in September, or honestly, mid-August, we start planning of our annual Wayside Campus Halloween Dance. It’s usually met with some eye rolling and smirks from the other campus managers because no one wants their summer rushed by…
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Rolando Rojas, 24, is fulfilling the motto “Lift as You Climb” by returning to Guatemala for the first time in six years to deliver school supplies to children who lack the basics like shoes and books. Rojas learned the motto while at Year Up, an educational nonprofit in Boston that helps young adults move…
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This article originally appeared in the Lowell Sun on Oct. 25 By Nicole DeFeudis LOWELL — Mental health, substance addiction, alcohol abuse, cancer and nutrition are the top public health priorities of community members, the latest Greater Lowell Community Health Needs Assessment revealed. To address these areas of concern — and others brought forth in…
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This article originally appeared in the massnonprofit news on Oct. 22. Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, a Framingham nonprofit that provides outreach services, residential treatment programs, and community-based counseling services throughout eastern and central Massachusetts, announced that it recently raised $106,000 via its annual 5K4Kids Run/Walk and Halloween Festival, setting a record. Wayside Youth…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2019 Contact: Michelle Hillman Marketing and Communications Manager 508-270-1254 (direct) 508-380-5486 (cell) Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Guimel DeCarvalho Named Emerging Leader by the Association for Behavioral Healthcare NEWTON, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Director of People and Culture, Guimel DeCarvalho, received the 2019 Elizabeth Funk Emerging Leader Award from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare (ABH) today…
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This article originally appeared in the Framingham Patch on Oct. 9.FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Wayside Youth and Family Support Network’s largest annual fundraiser was largely a success. The 5K4Kids run-walk last weekend raised over $100,000 — although the nonprofit is still collecting donations to hit its $115,000 goal. Here’s more from a Wayside Youth and…
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