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Column: Why we’re making Juneteenth a paid holiday

This column originally appeared in the MetroWest Daily News on June 18, 2020. By Guimel DeCarvalho, director of People and Culture and chief diversity officer All Wayside staff now have Friday off as a paid holiday. We’ve asked them to share how they are celebrating and observing Juneteenth and provided white staff with 10 actions…
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10 Things We Want White People to Do to Celebrate Juneteenth

By Guimel Carvalho, Director of People and Culture and Amy Hogarth Director of Recruitment and Inclusion Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, marks the day when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the end of the Civil War and slavery. It was June 19, 1865 and although…
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Mutual Aid Program Has Linked Dozens in Watertown to Help Each Other During COVID-19

This article originally appeared in the Watertown News on June 18, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown began, a new program paired up people who needed help doing things like going to the grocery stores or getting masks with Town residents who could help them. So far, the Mutual Aid Network in Watertown has had…
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One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: Learn About & Plan How You Will Celebrate Juneteenth

By Guimel DeCarvalho Director of People and Culture Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and…
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We Have Been Called Into Action – What Are YOU Going To Do

Sukhbir Bansal-Roberts Benefits Specialist   The question that many of us have been asking ourselves is “What can I do, in my own life, to help the nation fulfill its promise?” Like so many, I am heartbroken and outraged by the recent killing of George Floyd in Minnesota while in the custody of police officers, the most recent…
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George Floyd and the Pandemic of Racism

By Eric L. Masi, Ed.D. President & CEO I am writing to acknowledge the terrible crisis in Minneapolis with the killing of George Floyd and the pandemic of racism. While George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis we know it reflects the entire country and the racism, hatred, and lack of will or leadership from our…
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MetroWest Daily News – Parenting Children With Depression During COVID-19

This column originally appeared in the MetroWest Daily News on May 22, 2020 By Lauren Barry/Guest Columnist Children with mood disorders like depression will have a harder time being quarantined, especially teens who rely heavily on social interaction and peer support. For children who struggle with mental health issues, being at home during COVID-19 normalizes…
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The Belmontonian – Coexisting With COVID-19

This piece originally appeared in The Belmontonian on May 14, 2020 By Lisa Gibalerio, Prevention Specialist, Wayside Youth and Family Support Services and Corinne Jackman, Belmont High School Nurse It’s been almost two months now. Two long months of physical distancing, of adhering to the Governor’s stay-at-home advisory, of working from home while assisting our…
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WickedLocal Watertown – Mutual aid network launches in Watertown

This article was originally published in WickedLocal Watertown on May 13, 2020 The Watertown Community Foundation’s Community Resilience Fund has teamed with Wayside Youth & Family Support Network to fund a new part-time community coordinator, Sophia Suarez-Friedman, who has created Watertown’s Mutual Aid Network. Through the Mutual Aid Network, connections between individuals in need with…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $10,000 Grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 May 12, 2020                          Contact: Michelle Hillman  508-380-5486 (cell)  Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org                                                                   …
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