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

December 8, 2022

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

December 8, 2022

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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Congratulations to Guimel DeCarvalho – Multiple Award Recipient!

March 1, 2022

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 – Beverly Ross Fliegel Social Policy & Change Award

March 1, 2022

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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November 30, 2021

This article originally appeared in the Framingham Source on November 23, 2021 FRAMINGHAM – The MetroWest Health Foundation announced it has awarded more than $1.9 million in grants to area organizations. Based on the recommendations of the foundation’s Grant Panels and Distribution Committee, the Board of Trustees have approved the award of 29 new grants…
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Our Commitment to the Transgender Community

November 19, 2021

The below is a statement from Wayside’s CEO, Eric L. Masi, Ed. D, that was sent to our 500 staff on Nov. 18, 2021. I write to you today out of respect for the upcoming National Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. As a provider of child welfare and behavioral health services for youth…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Residential Program

October 6, 2021

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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September 24, 2021

By Daniela Thermora Director of People and Career Development I think part of being Latina, Latino, Latinx, Spanish or Hispanic is understanding the difference between all of those terms. I was taught to call myself Spanish or Hispanic, when in reality I was referring to two different things. One meant I was from Spain, which…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Understand Intersectional Feminism

June 30, 2021

Daniela Thermora Career Development Manager When someone doesn’t know what intersectionality is, the way I can best describe it is by comparing my core self to a long, main street. The street can be narrow in places and turn sharply in others. It can gently slope or become a steep incline. The main road can…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Opens New Program in Charlton

June 15, 2021

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

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

Congratulations to Guimel DeCarvalho – Multiple Award Recipient!

Congratulations to Sara McCabe – Beverly Ross Fliegel Social Policy & Change Award

Our Commitment to the Transgender Community

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

One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Understand Intersectional Feminism

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