By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a business model where companies are socially accountable to their customers, employees, the community, and other stakeholders. Often when CSR is discussed it is in the context of environmental sustainability. CSR can also be applicable to social equity. One example of…
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By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture Wayside is a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice and advocacy. We have five goals to guide us in fulfilling our mission. We are transparent about our expectations across the agency and we hold ourselves accountable for providing tools, education…
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By Nicolas M. Kane Development Manager Today, Dec. 1, 2020, is Giving Tuesday. If you follow Wayside on social media, you know that we are participating and asking the community to support the work Wayside does by donating to us. Nick Kane, Wayside’s Development Manager, shares why nonprofits should be applying an equity lens to…
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By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture, Chief Diversity Officer On November 20th we remember the lives of transgender people who have been murdered that year. This past year 350 transgender and gender diverse people, many of which were people of color, were murdered globally. They are discriminated against at higher rates, have…
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This column was originally published in November issue of The Provider, the newspaper of the Providers’ Council. By Eric L. Masi President/CEO of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network In too many organizations, issues of race and gender have historically been delegated to human resources. Today, this should no longer be the case, nor can…
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This article originally appeared in the Framingham Source on Nov. 9, 2020 FRAMINGHAM – The MetroWest Health Foundation announced the award of over $720,000 in new grants to area organizations. The bulk of the funds will address immediate needs in response to COVID 19 by providing capacity building support to local public health departments, support…
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By Allison Parks Site Director, Wayside MetroWest Community Services It’s not often families reach out to share the positive stories. It’s not because there aren’t plenty of instances where our staff are making a positive difference, but the nature of their work is often invisible. It may go unnoticed outside of individual and group therapy,…
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By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture and Chief Diversity Officer When Vice President Joe Biden took the lead in Georgia this morning – the first time the state has voted blue in 28 years – Stacey Abrams was credited and praised for her role in the path to victory. Six years ago…
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By Amy Hogarth Director of Recruitment & Inclusion Rather than doomscrolling while waiting for election results, I recommend you do one, two, or all of the 24 items listed below. 6 am: Coffee/stillness/openness: Go with the flow (20 minutes) or Yoga for Stress Relief (6 minutes) 7 am: Being present: The Present 8 am: Read…
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By Sara McCabe Vice President of Campus Services We’ve all had the experience of being told to “calm down” or “just relax” or we’ve given that directive to someone else during times of high stress. Telling someone to calm down when they are overwhelmed and anxious is like telling someone with stage fright to perform…
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