PYD Receives a $12,500 Award from the Rite Aid Foundation KidCents Program
Partners for Youth with Disabilities was awarded a $12,500 grant from the Rite Aid Foundation as part of Rite Aid’s Big Hearts Give Challenge. A check presentation ceremony was held Friday, February...
View ArticleMeet our Honorees: Steve Mastrocola
At PYD’s upcoming benefit event, we will be honoring Ernst & Young and a handful of individuals for their commitment to the inclusion and mentoring of youth with disabilities. Steve Mastrocola is...
View ArticlePartners for Youth with Disabilities Awarded $1.1M Grant by the U.S....
BOSTON, MA — On September 15th, Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) was awarded a 3-year, $1.1 million grant by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This grant will...
View ArticlePYD Expands Mentoring Opportunities to Community College Students with...
BOSTON, MA – Over the next three years, Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) will be launching a new online, professional mentoring program to support community college students with disabilities...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Iceberg Model of Childhood Behavior
Behaviors are the result of the interactions of two things: the characteristics we possess as people and the characteristics of the situation we face. The theory behind the iceberg model of childhood...
View ArticleWhat does PYD mean to you? #IamPYD
On March 12th, PYD began its #IAMPYD campaign by bringing our traveling canvass to Access To Theatre, PYD’s theater arts program for teens and young adults. Participants added their art to the canvas,...
View ArticlePartners for Youth with Disabilities Receives James G. Connolly Tribute Fund...
BOSTON – Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) was presented with a grant from the James G. Connolly Tribute Fund at the 12th annual Champions of Mentoring breakfast. The breakfast was hosted by...
View ArticlePYD Selected for Social Innovation Forum 2018 Nonprofit Accelerator
Boston, MA (December 8, 2017) – The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) has selected Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) to participate in SIF’s 2018 “Social Innovator Accelerator,” a 24-month...
View ArticleSIF Talk with Commissioner Wolf & Liberty Mutual Insurance
L to R: Oz Mondejar, Klare Shaw, Regina Snowden, Melissa M. MacDonnell On Thursday, March 15th, the Social Innovation Forum, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Partners for Youth with Disabilities welcomed...
View ArticleParty for PYD Planning Committee
A moment of silence fell over the PYD office as a brilliant idea filled Nicole’s brain after listening to ‘In the Afternoon with Austin’ on Radio Perkins. Nicole strung up from her desk and turned to...
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