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One Antiracist Action You Can Take Today: Read A Book

With so much in the news about legislators trying to pass laws to ban books in school, it really demonstrates just how powerful it is to see yourself and your community reflected in a book. Check out the below list of children’s books reflecting the diversity of the human experience and go read one to…
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One Antiracist Action You Can Take Today: Make Plans to Celebrate Black History Month

This February make plans to celebrate Black History Month in your programs and in your life. After several years of virtual celebrations, many organizations are now holding events in the community. You can start by visiting the African American History Museum in Boston, walking the Black Heritage Trail, attending the Afro Caribbean Black History Gala & Awards,…
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One Antiracist Action You Can Take Today: Add Crazy Horse To Your List Of Idols

Crazy Horse, or Tasunke Witko, has become a symbol of resistance for his refusal to accept confinement to reservations for his people.  A warrior and leader in the Lakota tribe, the Crazy Horse Memorial seeks to honor that resistance with the largest sculpture in the world when completed. The scale and scope of the monument and the accompanying…
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Framingham SOURCE – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $580,500 Grant To Assist BIPOC Mental Health Workers

In full transparency, the following is a press release submitted to SOURCE media. FRAMINGHAM – The Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Health Services (EOHHS) has awarded Wayside Youth and Family Support Network with a grant award of $580,500 under the Home and Community Based Services (HBCS) and Human Services Workforce Development Grant Program.

One Antiracist Action You Can Take Today: Embrace The Antiracist Mission

“If a city was a memorial, Boston would be a memorial for America,” Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of the Embrace Memorial, stated. “People come to Boston to get their American story reified. And if Boston can tell a different story about America, then America can start telling a different story about itself.” This MLK…
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Grant Will Allow Wayside to Enhance Internship Program

The following information was provided by the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network: The Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Health Services (EOHHS) has awarded Wayside Youth and Family Support Network with a grant award of $580,500 under the Home and Community Based Services (HBCS) and Human Services Workforce Development Grant Program. This grant funds increasing…
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One Antiracist Action You Can Take Today: Understand The Parallels & The Differences

This past Sunday, thousands of protesters stormed the Brazilian capital. The parallels with the U.S. insurrection on January 6th were immediate. “The U.S. example of election denying and creating alternative facts, and radicalizing law enforcement, and of openly disparaging democratic institutions was a template that I don’t think Bolsonaro et al would have come up…
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Wayside Youth & Family receives $580,500 grant to help recruit, hire, BIPOC interns

FRAMINGHAM — Wayside Youth & Family Support Network said a new $580,500 grant will allow the agency to hire master’s-level interns that better reflect the population of its clients. The grant, issued by the state Executive Office of Human and Health Services, will increase stipends for interns as well as help with the costs of…
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Wayside Youth and Family Support Network Receives $580,500 Workforce Enhancement Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2023 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774.287.6418 (cell) Betsy_FreedmanDoherty@WaysideYouth.Org

One Antiracist Action You Can Take Today: Know The Discrimination Kids Are Experiencing In Schools

As we start 2023, I want to take a moment to reflect on the experiences of youth in schools in the last year. A recent article from the New York Times describes the record number of discrimination complaints filed with the Department of Education.  “Officials say the complaints — most alleging discrimination based on disability, race…
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