As you may have already seen or heard, October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. At Partners for Youth with Disabilities we recognize that the Disability Community is significantly affected […]
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On Saturday, September 13th, PYD hosted our first Career Mentor Brunch, in collaboration with Massachusetts Rehab Commission (MRC) with a mentor-for-a-day model. The event took place at the Institute for […]
Check out this month’s resources to help you explore your community this fall! Be part of a cool fashion design project, join an amateur radio club, or celebrate the new […]
Through the Inclusive Fitness for Youth Initiative (funded by The Boston Foundation), PYD’s National Center is collaborating with Boys and Girls Club of Assabet Valley (www.bgcav.org) for a year-long partnership […]
One of my favorite parts of working for Partners for Youth with Disabilities has been getting a chance to see the wide variety of PYD’s programs in action. I’ve attended […]
In her groundbreaking autobiography, The Way I See It, Temple Grandin writes about the role mentors can play for people living with disabilities: “Mentors did, indeed, play a pivotal role […]
Are you mourning the end of the Paralympics? Are you in need of a sports fix? Look no further than this blog post by Ingrid Floyd, author of Opening the […]
Partners for Youth with Disabilities’ (PYD) National Center is excited to announce that Boys and Girls Clubs of Assabet Valley (BGCAV) and the McKinley Schools of Boston have been chosen […]
February is Black History Month, also known as National African American History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements of black Americans and to recognize their central role in our […]
With January already half gone, the season for college and scholarship applications is well underway. If you’re a senior and looking into scholarship opportunities, it can be quite hard to […]