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 […]
Year: 2017
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In August, I was privileged to be inducted into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame by the National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC). I was honored over the […]
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: […]
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 […]
This is a guest post written by Alec Frazier and Autistic Reality. Today I would like to talk to you about mentors! Throughout my many business endeavors, I have gained […]
This blog post was written by Eli Wolff (Partners for Youth with Disabilities) and Mary Hums (University of Louisville). This article was originally posted on HuffPost Blog. Traveling through an airport […]