Author: Wayside Team

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Awarded $121,000 Grant to Expand Behavioral Health Services in Southern Worcester County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 [email protected] FRAMINGHAM, Mass. July 14, 2026 — Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has been awarded a $121,000 Activation Fund grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to support furnishings and equipment for a new, expanded Charlton Community Services facility. The grant will help Wayside relocate…
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Wayside’s Lisa Gibalerio Named 2026 Commonwealth Heroine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2026 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 [email protected] Wayside’s Lisa Gibalerio Named 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Framingham, MA (June 24, 2026) – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is proud to announce that Lisa Gibalerio, MPH, has been named a 2026 Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $75,000 Cummings Foundation Grant to Launch “Seeds of Wellness” Pilot Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2026 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774.287.6418 [email protected] Framingham, MA (June 8, 2026) – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation to support the launch of its Seeds of Wellness pilot program within the organization’s Multi-Service Program. Wayside is one of 150…
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Watertown Community Foundation Awards Inaugural Education & Youth Development Grants

The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation: The Watertown Community Foundation has awarded $39,475 in the inaugural Education and Youth Development grant cycle. This new grant program creates access to opportunities for Watertown youth that foster skill-building, creativity, leadership, confidence and resilience, while creating pathways for all young people to thrive. The…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Earns Prestigious 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award

Framingham Massachusetts April 30, 2026 – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is proud to announce that it has earned the prestigious 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award. The award honors organizations with 150 or more employees that have created exceptional, people-first cultures. This year, more than 40,500 organizations were invited to participate. The winners…
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Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program

Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program. The Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has long struggled to recruit local teachers for its private special education school, relying on a skilled visa program to hire workers from countries like Brazil, Mexico and Germany.…
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Watertown’s Wayside Multi-Service Center Had a Scare with Threatened Cut of Federal Grant

The Wayside Multi-Service Center momentarily saw one-third of its budget disappear, with the removal of a federal grant. While the grant was restored within days, Sophia Suarez-Friedman, Program Director for Wayside Multi-Service Center, said it was both a stark reminder and a heartening response. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) grant accounts for…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Wins 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award(s) for Innovation, Purpose & Values

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 (cell) [email protected] Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Wins 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award(s) for Innovation, Purpose & Values FRAMINGHAM, MA, April 15 – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has announced that it is a 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence winner for the second consecutive…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $20,000 Grant from Watertown Community Foundation to Provide Emergency Assistance for Local Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2025 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 (cell) [email protected] Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $20,000 Grant from Watertown Community Foundation to Provide Emergency Assistance for Local Families WATERTOWN, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Multi-Service Center in Watertown has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Watertown…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Named Boston Globe Top Workplace for Second Consecutive Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2024 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 (cell) [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Named Boston Globe Top Workplace for Second Consecutive Year FRAMINGHAM, MA (December 8, 2024) – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is honored to be named a Boston Globe Top Workplace for 2024,…
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