The following piece was provided by the Wayside Multi Service Center: As the new school year approaches, preparation can make all the difference — and thanks to Addgene, youth supported by Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Multi-Service Center (Wayside Multi) in Watertown will be starting the year well-equipped and ready to succeed. Addgene,…
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For more than three decades, Laura Kurman has been working to help those in need in Watertown. She retired as Executive Director of the Wayside Multi Service Center at the end of June, and looked back on her time. Kurman spoke with Watertown News Editor Charlie Breitrose in her office at the house on North Beacon Street…
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The Trevor Project The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention nonprofit for young LGBTQIA+ people. You can contact the organization on its 24/7 hotline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) or message someone on TrevorChat for counseling support and crisis intervention. Visit the website Equality Federation The Equality Federation is a nonprofit organization that works with state-based advocacy groups…
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Wayside Youth serves 170 communities in Massachusetts Wayside helps children, adolescents and young adults across the state Michelle Martin,for Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Children don’t go straight into adulthood. There’s a crucial period during childhood when they are developing and growing – and when support services are needed most. That’s the reason Wayside…
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Watertown’s Hidden Problem: Food Insecurity Among Us (First Part of a Series) By Charlie Breitrose | December 11, 2023 Food on the shelfs at the Watertown Food Pantry, which has seen an increase in the number of people using its services since the start of the Pandemic. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose) For many, Watertown is…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2023 Contact: Betsy Freedman Doherty 774-287-6418 (cell) Betsy_FreedmanDoherty@WaysideYouth.Org The Boston Globe Names Wayside Youth and Family Support Network a Top Place to Work for 2023 Magazine honors the best employers in Massachusetts Framingham (DECEMBER 3, 2023) – Wayside Youth and Family Support Network has been named one of the…
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We are thrilled to announce that Wayside has won three Top Workplace awards from Energage! Our annual Staff Satisfaction Survey has earned us the Top Workplace award in three categories: Top Workplace – Nonprofit Organizations Top Workplace Culture – Purpose & Values Top Workplace Culture – Innovation Energage benchmarks our scores against other agencies like…
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June 30, 2023 As chair of the Board at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, I am very pleased to inform the community that after an extensive search process, Sara McCabe was unanimously appointed by the Board to be Wayside’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, replacing our long time CEO Eric…
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FRAMINGHAM – The 19th annual MetroWest Human Services Advocacy Coalition legislative breakfast was held at Nevins Hall inside the Memorial Building in Framingham on Friday, April 28, 2023. City of Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky welcomed the social service agencies and the MetroWest legislative delegation to the 2-hour event. Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland0 and Senator…
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MILFORD – Survivors of sexual assault spoke at Wayside Youth & Family Services Survivor’s Open Mic Night on Wednesday, April 26, advocating for changes in the statute of limitations for rape in Massachusetts, which is currently 15 years. Wayside provides trauma and addiction treatment across seven locations in Massachusetts and held the event as part of…
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