Category: Press Releases

Wayside Youth & Family receives $580,500 grant to help recruit, hire, BIPOC interns

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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Wayside Youth and Family Support Network Receives $580,500 Workforce Enhancement Grant

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

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant to Improve Access to Marginalized Youth and Families Living with Trauma

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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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $7,500 Grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation

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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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Residential Program

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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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Opens New Program in Charlton 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 June 15, 2021  Contact: Michelle Hillman                                                                Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org                                                                                                                                                                                                            CHARLTON, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network announced today that it opened a new program site in Charlton, Mass. to support local families in need of mental health services for their children.   Wayside Charlton site will provide in-home therapy, therapeutic mentoring, group therapy, virtual…
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Wayside Statement on Derek Chauvin Conviction

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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Newly launched Wayside Equity Training Center to offer nonprofits comprehensive training and organizational development services on diversity, equity and inclusion

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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Wayland Middle School PTO Purchases $15,000 in Holiday Gifts for Youth in Wayside’s Residential Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                               December 22, 2020 Contact: Michelle Hillman 508-380-5486 (cell) Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org Wayland Middle School PTO Purchases $15,000 in Holiday Gifts for 82 Youth in Wayside’s Residential Program Framingham, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network received $15,000 in holiday gifts from the Wayland Middle School PTO’s Holiday Gift Drive. As a result, more…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Awarded $29K Grant From MetroWest Health Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2020 Contact: Michelle Hillman 508-380-5486 (cell) Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org Framingham, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network received a grant for $29,769 from the MetroWest Health Foundation. Wayside will use the grant to create an Equity Training Center that will launch this year. The new training center will provide educational workshops,…
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