Transitioning to adulthood can be a difficult time for everyone, and it can be especially difficult for youth with disabilities. Once youth leave school or turn 22-24 years old, services cut […]
Month: April 2013
Do you know anyone who might be interested and qualified to work for PYD? Check out our job openings and consider working at our small but dynamic nonprofit organization that […]
On Monday, April 8th, the Boston Bruins Foundation generously invited the Mentor Match program to the TD Garden in order to help run the 50/50 raffle at that night’s game. The idea […]
Last week, PYD’s National Center kicked off the second year of the three year “Inclusive Fitness for Youth” Initiative, funded by the Boston Foundation. Some readers might remember that in […]
The Springfield branch of Making Healthy Connections visited American International College on Saturday, March 30th for MHC’s annual event focused on nutrition. At the event, youth were offered a hands-on opportunity to […]
Recently in the “Chronicles for Evidence Based Mentoring” — an online source for sharing new findings and ideas about youth mentoring — there was an article written that highlighted PYD’s recent […]
Nancy J. Bazanchuk serves as our Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) Facilitator & Coordinator. Nancy is a longtime PYD mentor and has worked with PYD as a consultant and collaborator for over 15 […]
April is Autism Awareness Month, and we focused the resources in our monthly newsletter to reflect the needs of this population. But we know that we also have many participants […]
Welcome to National Autism Awareness Month! Started back in the 1970s by the Autism Society, Autism Awareness Month has long been a chance to educate the public about autism and […]