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Kristin holding the PYD tablecloth banner at the Lansdowne Pub
  • By Austin Carr
  • June 4, 2018

Mentor Recruitment Night at the Lansdowne Pub

On Friday, June 1st, PYD held an event at the The Lansdowne Pub. This event was to recruit mentors whom we ask to commit to one year in being matched […]

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Nicole leading a circle of people in yoga
  • By Austin Carr
  • May 29, 2018

PYD’s stress management workshop: tips to handle your stress

The PYD’s stress management workshop was a youth focused benefited, toward reducing youth stress. Between PYD’s Eli Wolff, Jordan Lome, and Nicole Malo, attendees learned great tactics and tools on […]

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Austin sitting in the front of the room at Party for PYD alongside Regina Snowden, PYD's executive director.
  • By Austin Carr
  • May 17, 2018

Party for PYD 2018: Recap & retrospective

A moment of silence fell over the PYD office as a brilliant idea filled Nicole’s brain after listening to ‘In the Afternoon with Austin’ on Radio Perkins. Nicole strung up […]

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Group of young adults with various disabilities sitting around a table in a small conference room, with papers on the table in front of them and a picture being projected on the wall behind them.
  • By Austin Carr
  • March 26, 2018

Match building workshop for PYD mentoring program

On February 21 and March 22nd, PYD staff and a great group of mentors and mentees came together at the new PYD office in Somerville for a mentor/mentee training, The […]

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Group of PYD youth and staff standing behind a table with chairs in a wide, formal room
  • By Austin Carr
  • February 1, 2018

PYD at Youth Mentoring Day 2018 with Austin Carr

On January 8, I attended with other mentees and our mentors an Advocacy Leadership Training with Mass Mentoring in collaboration with PYD (Partners for Youth with Disabilities) in preparation for […]

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