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This month, we have focused on summer camp opportunities for younger youth, as well as scholarship possibilities for our older participants. Because we know that families often need information and […]
Welcome to the new PYD.org! As you may have noticed, there have been some significant changes to our website. Throughout the course of this revamp, though, we made one thing our […]
On Tuesday, February 12th, the South Boston Boys and Girls Club celebrated the official opening of their newly renovated, and fully inclusive, youth fitness room. PYD’s Regina Snowden, Steve Slowinski, […]
Research shows that a mentoring relationship with structure has a better chance of being successful; setting goals together as a match is one great way to build structure. Here are […]
Each month, the Mentor Match team sends out a list of resources in its newsletter, informing you about possible events coming up, opportunities for our youth, and general useful information. […]
Recently, Kaela Vronsky (National Center director) was invited to contribute a guest blog post for the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth). You can find the original […]
In 2004, Greg Getchell joined Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) through the urging of his high school speech teacher, Mary Mahoney. Greg has come to know many PYD programs […]
The Young Entrepreneurs Project (YEP) teaches our adolescent participants how to talk the talk and walk the walk when it comes to career readiness. Through our three part approach of […]
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 […]