Category: Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2023 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774.287.6418 (cell) Betsy_FreedmanDoherty@WaysideYouth.Org

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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 October 6, 2021  Contact: Michelle Hillman                                                               Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org       FRAMINGHAM, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network celebrated the official opening of its first new residential building on…
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Last week, the nation and world witnessed a historic moment when ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was held accountable for George Floyd’s murder. Black and Brown people exhaled, sensing a turning point in the fight for civil rights.   People were shocked, indicative of how rare it is for law enforcement to be held accountable for criminal charges in a court of law. Chauvin may have walked free if not for 17-year-old Darnella…
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For Immediate Release April 9, 2021 Contact: Diana C. Pisciotta 617-784-5256 Center builds on more than a decade of experience at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network (Framingham, MA) Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, one of the region’s leading providers of mental health counseling and family support services to children, young adults and families…
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