As a lead up to Mentor Appreciation Night Friday November 3rd, we will be highlighting our award recipients for the year who we call our #illumentors! We are pleased to announced that the recipient and #illumentor for the Rayleen Lescay Spirit Award is Sophia Rose Kelley! Sophia has been an active member in the Access […]
We are delighted to honor #illumentor Joey Buizon (center in the photo) as the inaugural recipient of the “Partnership Mentor of the Year” award for his tremendous collaboration on Project LENS (Linking Expertise and Networking for Success). For the past three years PYD has collaborated with Massachusetts Commission for the Blind to run LENS. The […]
We want to congratulate our Mentor of the Year for Mentor Appreciation Night 2017, Leidy Quiceno! Leidy has been a mentor with PYD for 5 years supporting and empowering her mentee Seana in our Mentor Match program and setting an example we will never forget! Leidy Quiceno was born in Medellin, Colombia and raised in […]
As a lead up to Mentor Appreciation Night Friday November 3rd, we will be highlighting our award recipients for the year who we call our #illumentors! We want to congratulate our Chris Dunne Leadership Award this year to Jessica Fiasconaro for Mentor Appreciation Night 2017! Jessica has been part of PYD for a long time, […]
Anna-Mariya Kirova joined PYD in October 2017 as the Pre-Employment Coordinator to provide job coaching and support to transition age youth. Anna-Mariya has previously worked at the Walker School and Massachusetts General Hospital where she supported children, adolescents and young adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities. She is excited to be a part of […]
Greg Dees and Anita McGahan are two luminaries in social entrepreneurship and business for whom the award is named. They both took an interest in PYD in various ways. Greg was a former PYD board member. Greg and Anita were professional colleagues while at Harvard Business School.Through this professional relationship Anita came to know PYD, […]
What is charity? We hear about people making huge donations or travelling across the world to help others, but charity is not limited to these two options. There are many of us who want to contribute to our communities, but are worried about the amount of time and money we are able to give. However, […]
Mehdi Raoufi joined PYD in the Fall of 2017 as a Pre-Employment Specialist. Mehdi is new to Boston after relocating from the Washington, D.C. area. Mehdi has worked for six years as a teaching artist and Director of Inclusive Theater companies with Artstream, a non-profit organization that supports individuals of varying abilities in social skills […]
The full Disability Mentoring Initiative Request for Proposals can be found at this link. RFP timeline: October 6, 2017: Proposal released November 15, 2017: Proposal due date December 10, 2017: Decision announced January 1: 2018: Collaboration begin Question 1: Are the monthly ongoing mentor and staff trainings through the National Center for Mentoring Youth […]
Courtney Fox, Mentoring Specialist, is thrilled to join the PYD team. Courtney is passionate about working with and advocating for young people, and is driven by a commitment to promoting the mental health and well-being of youth. She recently moved to the Boston area after completing a Master’s degree at the University of Virginia in […]