Author: Wayside Team

Wayside’s Guimel DeCarvalho Named Emerging Leader by the Association for Behavioral Healthcare 

  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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Framingham Patch – Wayside’s 5K4Kids Raises Over $100K

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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New England Psychologist – Wayside Launches New Program for Children Impacted by Opioid Crisis

This article originally appeared in the New England Psychologist on Oct. 9. By Margarita Tartakovsky In response to the devastating effects of the opioid crisis on kids’ mental health, the non-profit service agency Wayside Youth & Family Support Network recently launched the Children Impacted by Substances (CIS) program. The program is part of Wayside’s Trauma…
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10th Annual Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s 5K4Kids Raises Over $100K  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October 8, 2019   Contact: Michelle Hillman       Marketing and Communications Manager  508-270-1254 (direct)  508-380-5486 (cell)     Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org    10th Annual Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s 5K4Kids Raises Over $100K FRAMINGHAM, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network announced today that it raised more than $100,000 from the 10th Annual 5K4Kids Run/Walk and Halloween…
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Framingham’s Gabriel Casado Recognized by Department of Mental Health for Peer Mentoring Work

This press release was originally distributed by the Department of Mental Health and reposted here with permission. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2019 Contact: Alec Loftus, Alec@DiscoverASG.com, 617-595-8872    Framingham’s Gabriel Casado Recognized by Dept. of Mental Health for Peer Mentoring Work   MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Gabriel Casado, 27, of Framingham, was recognized by the…
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I Took Lady Gaga’s Advice and Attended Mental Health First Aid Training and Here’s What I Thought

This guest blog originally appeared on the UMass Medical School Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research’s parent blog and is posted here with permission. On Friday, August 16th 2019, I attended the Mental Health First Aid Training offered for free by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) through Lowell Memorial General Hospital.  Stephanie Sunderland-Ramsey our trainer is a Prevention Program…
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The Provider – Wayside celebrates 10 years, acceptance of ‘our kids’

It’s been 10 years since Wayside combined four group homes, an accredited school, day treatment program and administrative offices on one site. Read more about our campus anniversary in The Provider.

Twenty Years of Doing Better for Kids

Dave Boothe can attest that seeing is believing. In the 20 years since joining Wayside, Dave has met a variety of kids, from all different backgrounds, each with their own struggles. He has worked with thousands of kids through the years. The circumstances may change, but one thing is steady – the people. “It’s the…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Celebrates Selection as a Stop & Shop Community Bag Beneficiary 

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 15, 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 Celebrates Selection as a Stop & Shop Community Bag Beneficiary  FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $24,900 Grant From the Sudbury Foundation 

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 3, 2019    Contact: Michelle Hillman       Marketing and Communications Manager  508-270-1254 (direct)  508-380-5486 (cell)     Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org    Wayside Youth & Family Support Receives $24,900 Grant From the Sudbury Foundation  FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network announced today that it received a $24,900 grant from the Sudbury Foundation to continue to implement software that allows the human…
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