“If a city was a memorial, Boston would be a memorial for America,” Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of the Embrace Memorial, stated. “People come to Boston to get their American story reified. And if Boston can tell a different story about America, then America can start telling a different story about itself.” This MLK…
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The following information was provided by the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network: The Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Health Services (EOHHS) has awarded Wayside Youth and Family Support Network with a grant award of $580,500 under the Home and Community Based Services (HBCS) and Human Services Workforce Development Grant Program. This grant funds increasing…
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This past Sunday, thousands of protesters stormed the Brazilian capital. The parallels with the U.S. insurrection on January 6th were immediate. “The U.S. example of election denying and creating alternative facts, and radicalizing law enforcement, and of openly disparaging democratic institutions was a template that I don’t think Bolsonaro et al would have come up…
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FRAMINGHAM — Wayside Youth & Family Support Network said a new $580,500 grant will allow the agency to hire master’s-level interns that better reflect the population of its clients. The grant, issued by the state Executive Office of Human and Health Services, will increase stipends for interns as well as help with the costs of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2023 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774.287.6418 (cell) Betsy_FreedmanDoherty@WaysideYouth.Org
As we start 2023, I want to take a moment to reflect on the experiences of youth in schools in the last year. A recent article from the New York Times describes the record number of discrimination complaints filed with the Department of Education. “Officials say the complaints — most alleging discrimination based on disability, race…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2022 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 (cell)
Betsy_FreedmanDoherty@WaysideYouth.Org FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has granted Wayside Youth & Family a $2,000,000 grant over five years to launch the Navigating to Emotional Wellness (NEW) Project. The NEW Project provides increased access to trauma-focused…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2022 Contact: Nick Kane Nick_Kane@waysideyouth.org CHARLTON, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network received a grant of $7,500 from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF). Wayside will use the grant to launch the agency’s PrideSide program at our Charlton site. The grant allows Wayside to better serve the increasing…
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Guimel DeCarvalho has been selected by MetroWest Health Foundation to receive the Edna Smith Health Equity Award for her work to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at Wayside and in the MetroWest region. The award will be given on Thursday, March 31 at 7pm during the Foundation’s Annual Recognition Meeting. The Edna Smith Health Equity…
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Congratulations to Sara McCabe, LICSW, Chief Operating Officer, for being selected as this year’s recipient of the Beverly Ross Fliegel social policy & change award. Sara is a passionate advocate for children and families across our agency and throughout Massachusetts. We are proud to have her on our team! Each year the Massachusetts Chapter of…
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