Our Stories

The Young Entrepreneurs Project (YEP) is an inclusive career-readiness program that partners with Boston Public Schools and Boston Boys and Girls Clubs. One of PYD’s longest standing programs, YEP engages […]

Michael Counterman was chosen as a John Hancock MLK Summer Scholar 2012 for Partners for Youth with Disabilities. His participation in PYD programs has evolved over the years, as he […]

Making Healthy Connections (MHC) is in full swing for 2013! MHC meetings at two program sites are being held twice monthly for our new 2012-2013 session. Boston MHC began in […]

If you were walking or driving near the corner of Arlington and Columbus Streets in downtown Boston this fall, you may have caught sight of a larger-than-life reminder of the […]

PYD staff members Alex Freeman and Danya Holtzman recently had an article published in “Disability Issues”, a quarterly e-newsletter published by the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Their article was titled “Mentoring […]

The National Center for Mentoring Youth with Disabilities was formed in 2005 in response to requests from organizations interested in learning from PYD’s inclusion experience and program design. Since that […]

In 1985, Regina Snowden founded Partners for Youth with Disabilities in order to address the need for youth programs to better serve and accommodate individuals with disabilities. By matching eight […]