Daniela Thermora Career Development Manager When someone doesn’t know what intersectionality is, the way I can best describe it is by comparing my core self to a long, main street. The street can be narrow in places and turn sharply in others. It can gently slope or become a steep incline. The main road can…
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Published in the Watertown Tab on June 29, 2021 The Watertown Community Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $129,500 to initiatives in two categories. WCF’s Program Grants awards grants designed to help organizations that serve Watertown develop new or continue existing programs with an educational focus (broadly defined). These are programs that operate outside of the…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2021 Contact: Michelle Hillman Michelle_Hillman@waysideyouth.org CHARLTON, MA – Wayside Youth & Family Support Network announced today that it opened a new program site in Charlton, Mass. to support local families in need of mental health services for their children. Wayside Charlton site will provide in-home therapy, therapeutic mentoring, group therapy, virtual…
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Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture This past weekend was the 5th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting where 49 LGBTQ+ people lost their lives, many of whom were Latinx. There have been many gains made in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, we must not forget that violence and death is still a very…
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Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture Juneteenth commemorates the day the last enslaved people in America learned of their emancipation in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. Last year Wayside made Juneteenth an official agency holiday. This year, because Juneteenth is on a Saturday, we will close the agency on Friday in…
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Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture For the last 42 years, Gilbert Baker’s rainbow striped flag has been the internationally recognized symbol of the LGBT community. This year, cities, cultural institutions, brands and activists around the world have simultaneously and without any coordination, are adopting ‘The Progress Flag’ as their new symbol…
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By Guimel DeCarvalho Vice President of People & Culture Today is the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. We must first honor his family’s wishes and remember George Floyd as a “gentle giant” who was trying to become a better father. George Floyd was a person and while his death is symbolic of the legacy of racism…
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This story originally appeared in the Framingham Source on May 6, 2021 FRAMINGHAM – The MetroWest Health Foundation today announced the award of over $3.3 million in grants to area nonprofit organizations. The bulk of the funds will support the region’s health and social service safety net by providing operating support to agencies that provide…
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Last week, the nation and world witnessed a historic moment when ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was held accountable for George Floyd’s murder. Black and Brown people exhaled, sensing a turning point in the fight for civil rights. People were shocked, indicative of how rare it is for law enforcement to be held accountable for criminal charges in a court of law. Chauvin may have walked free if not for 17-year-old Darnella…
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By Sara Schofield Day Center Senior Program Director Today, the Day Center program is observing the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) annual Day of Silence. The Day of Silence was started in the 90s by two college students and is a national student-led demonstration where LGBTQ students and allies all around the country…
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