Our Stories
For PYD and many other organizations, this year is full of firsts. Monday, June 15th through June 29th was a special 11 days and a key point in our history […]
Thousands of disability rights supporters gathered on the South Lawn of the White House on July 26, 1990 to witness the historic signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). […]
Liberty Mutual has been a key funder for us at PYD for over 20 years and is one of the few with a specific focus on helping people with disabilities. […]
PYD is happy to have Simone, a student at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and avid Career Readiness participant be a guest writer on our blog to talk about […]
Somerville, MA: June 1, 2020 – Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) is one of 130 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 through Cummings Foundation‘s $20 Million […]
Due to the current public health crisis, PYD has moved all of our youth programming online for the foreseeable future. We will be providing updates on our plans and events […]
Living through a critical moment in public health history only further illuminates the ongoing struggles and resilience of many under-resourced communities, including the disabled community. The community faces insurmountable impacts […]
On Tuesday, April 7th Dr. Adrian Gonzalez, a young dentist serving the greater Boston community was invited to give a virtual Career Readiness lecture to share his experience in dental […]
Every year, our annual Party for PYD benefit event dedicated to raising program funds and increasing the awareness of mentoring takes the chance to recognize individuals and organizations within our […]
Have you heard? Partners for Youth with Disabilities will be moving our annual Party for PYD online, and welcomes everyone to join us on June 17, 2020 from 7:00 – […]