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I Took Lady Gaga’s Advice and Attended Mental Health First Aid Training and Here’s What I Thought

September 13, 2019

This guest blog originally appeared on the UMass Medical School Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research’s parent blog and is posted here with permission. On Friday, August 16th 2019, I attended the Mental Health First Aid Training offered for free by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) through Lowell Memorial General Hospital.  Stephanie Sunderland-Ramsey our trainer is a Prevention Program…
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The Provider – Wayside celebrates 10 years, acceptance of ‘our kids’

August 22, 2019

It’s been 10 years since Wayside combined four group homes, an accredited school, day treatment program and administrative offices on one site. Read more about our campus anniversary in The Provider.

Twenty Years of Doing Better for Kids

July 29, 2019

Dave Boothe can attest that seeing is believing. In the 20 years since joining Wayside, Dave has met a variety of kids, from all different backgrounds, each with their own struggles. He has worked with thousands of kids through the years. The circumstances may change, but one thing is steady – the people. “It’s the…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Celebrates Selection as a Stop & Shop Community Bag Beneficiary 

July 15, 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 15, 2019    Contact: Michelle Hillman       Marketing and Communications Manager  508-270-1254 (direct)  508-380-5486 (cell)     Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org    Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Celebrates Selection as a Stop & Shop Community Bag Beneficiary  FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $24,900 Grant From the Sudbury Foundation 

July 3, 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 3, 2019    Contact: Michelle Hillman       Marketing and Communications Manager  508-270-1254 (direct)  508-380-5486 (cell)     Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org    Wayside Youth & Family Support Receives $24,900 Grant From the Sudbury Foundation  FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network announced today that it received a $24,900 grant from the Sudbury Foundation to continue to implement software that allows the human…
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Five Facts About Juneteenth

June 19, 2019

By Rosalind Baker Program Director, Framingham Family Resource Center Up until last year, my mom would call everyone in my family and make sure they knew it was June 19th. This day was especially significant to her growing up in the segregated South where this date is recognized as the day that slaves in Texas…
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Campus Celebrates 10 Years, Acceptance of ‘Our Kids’

June 13, 2019

Eric Masi remembers the excitement and relief of cutting the ribbon on the Framingham campus of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, an agency he has led as CEO for four decades. It was the culmination of advocacy, fundraising and dedication of staff, board members, families and advocates. It’s been 10 years since Wayside combined…
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MetroWest Daily News – Wayside offers therapeutic, education to teens

June 10, 2019

Our CEO, Eric Masi, was recently featured in the MetroWest Daily News. Read the full story below.   By Zane Razzaq FRAMINGHAM – For 10 years, Wayside Youth and Family Support Network’s Frederick Abbott Way campus has provided teens who struggle in school or come from broken homes with therapeutic and educational services. At the…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Hires Program Coordinator, Launches New Program for Children Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic  

June 5, 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 5, 2019    Contact: Michelle Hillman       Marketing and Communications Manager  508-270-1254 (direct)  508-380-5486 (cell)     Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org    Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Hires Program Coordinator, Launches New Program for Children Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic     MILFORD, Mass. – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network announced today that it hired Nanci DaSilva, a bilingual licensed mental health counselor and current…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $5K Grant From the Foundation for MetroWest

May 31, 2019

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  May 31, 2019    Contact: Michelle Hillman       Marketing and Communications Manager  508-270-1254 (direct)  508-380-5486 (cell)     Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org    Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $5K Grant From the Foundation for MetroWest FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Tempo Young Adult Resource Center received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program. The YIP grant will allow Tempo to provide support services to approximately 150 young…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network provides a wide variety of mental health counseling and family support services to children, young adults and families in 200 cities and towns across Massachusetts. To find the service that’s right for you and your family, please visit our services overview page for more information or contact us by calling 508.879.9800.

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