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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant to Improve Access to Marginalized Youth and Families Living with Trauma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2022 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 (cell) 
Betsy_FreedmanDoherty@WaysideYouth.Org FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has granted Wayside Youth & Family a $2,000,000 grant over five years to launch the Navigating to Emotional Wellness (NEW) Project. The NEW Project provides increased access to trauma-focused…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Receives $7,500 Grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2022 Contact: Nick Kane Nick_Kane@waysideyouth.org CHARLTON, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network received a grant of $7,500 from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF). Wayside will use the grant to launch the agency’s PrideSide program at our Charlton site. The grant allows Wayside to better serve the increasing…
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Congratulations to Guimel DeCarvalho – Multiple Award Recipient!

Guimel DeCarvalho has been selected by MetroWest Health Foundation to receive the Edna Smith Health Equity Award for her work to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at Wayside and in the MetroWest region. The award will be given on Thursday, March 31 at 7pm during the Foundation’s Annual Recognition Meeting. The Edna Smith Health Equity…
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Congratulations to Sara McCabe – Beverly Ross Fliegel Social Policy & Change Award

Congratulations to Sara McCabe, LICSW, Chief Operating Officer, for being selected as this year’s recipient of the Beverly Ross Fliegel social policy & change award. Sara is a passionate advocate for children and families across our agency and throughout Massachusetts. We are proud to have her on our team! Each year the Massachusetts Chapter of…
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This article originally appeared in the Framingham Source on November 23, 2021 FRAMINGHAM – The MetroWest Health Foundation announced it has awarded more than $1.9 million in grants to area organizations. Based on the recommendations of the foundation’s Grant Panels and Distribution Committee, the Board of Trustees have approved the award of 29 new grants…
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Our Commitment to the Transgender Community

The below is a statement from Wayside’s CEO, Eric L. Masi, Ed. D, that was sent to our 500 staff on Nov. 18, 2021. I write to you today out of respect for the upcoming National Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. As a provider of child welfare and behavioral health services for youth…
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Greater Lowell Community Health Foundation Awards $208K in Coronavirus Response Grants to Address Mental Health Needs

The article below appeared in the Lowell Sun on Oct. 25, 2021 LOWELL — The Greater Lowell Community Foundation issued a new round of coronavirus-related grants, providing $208,750 to 13 nonprofits across Greater Lowell that will be used to address mental health needs within the community. The latest round of funding comes after a recent…
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Wayside Opens New Framingham Residence for Boys

This article appeared in the Framingham Patch on Oct. 8, 2021 FRAMINGHAM, MA — Wayside Youth & Family recently celebrated the opening of its newest residence for adolescents with a nine-bed facility for boys between age 12 and 18. Wayside Youth & Family Support Network celebrated the official opening of its first new residential building…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Residential Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 October 6, 2021  Contact: Michelle Hillman                                                               Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org       FRAMINGHAM, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network celebrated the official opening of its first new residential building on…
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By Daniela Thermora Director of People and Career Development I think part of being Latina, Latino, Latinx, Spanish or Hispanic is understanding the difference between all of those terms. I was taught to call myself Spanish or Hispanic, when in reality I was referring to two different things. One meant I was from Spain, which…
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