Category: In the News

Wayside’s PhotoVoice program held an exhibit in Worcester displaying 20 pieces of artwork from youth who participated in the eight-week workshop where young people are encouraged to tell a story from their life using photos and words. Read the original story as it appeared in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette or below. By Susan Spencer…
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This column originally appeared in the MetroWest Daily News on May 8, 2019 during National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. The most important thing I tell parents of children with a mental health illness who come to me for support is there is nothing to be ashamed of – mental health issues are not the…
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Wayside’s Trauma Intervention Services program in Milford includes a trained Labrador retriever to help clients with traumatic events. Read the article as it originally appeared in the MetroWest Daily News here or below. By Alison Bosma Editor’s note: The Daily News agreed to keep two sources in this story anonymous, to protect their children who…
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Our Director of People and Culture, Guimel DeCarvalho, was featured in massnonprofit news. Read the full article below or as it originally appeared here. The election of a President whose campaign was divisive and racially charged, while shocking to many, created a sense of urgency at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network that we hadn’t…
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A new grant program helps homeless young adults – or those at risk of becoming homeless – with the finances needed to rent an a place to live. Read the full article as it originally appeared in the MetroWest Daily News here or below.     By Zane Razzaq Francesco’s life has become kind of…
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Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s CEO, Eric Masi, wrote that human trafficking is not something that happens “elsewhere.” Read his Letter to the Editor as it originally appeared in the Boston Globe here or below. Harsh light thrown on a shadow industry The explosive news about allegations of human sex trafficking tied to the Orchids…
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