During this past summer and fall, multiple youth from Stetson School had the opportunity to participate in the Massachusetts chapter of the Chill Foundation program. The program works with juvenile justice programs and schools, as well as social service, foster care, and mental health agencies to provide experiential learning through snowboard, skateboard, surfboard, and stand-up paddleboard sports.

The National Grid Foundation has awarded Seven Hills ASPiRE! $25,000 towards the Workforce Readiness and Employment program. These much-appreciated funds will be used to support a new community-based workforce readiness and job-training site, Seven Hills Café, located in the former Stearns Tavern that was relocated to Coes Reservoir and park. Stearns Tavern will be the fourth café that is operated by Seven Hills and participants of our Workforce Readiness and Employment program.

VSA Massachusetts, an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, would like to thank the J. Irving and Jane L. England Charitable Trust for their generous grant award of $7,500 to support the Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum. The Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum, ODG@WAM, provides permanent studio and gallery space for artists with disabilities to create and exhibit artwork within a world-class art museum. Cultivating the common ground between the three organizations, ODG@WAM provides opportunities for...

The Seven Hills annual employee recognition event, Winter Wonder Fest, was held on Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough with almost 400 staff members celebrating. Attendees enjoyed a festive holiday evening of good company, good cheer, and a fabulous dinner.

Through their Community Grant program, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation has awarded VSA Massachusetts a $5,000 grant towards the Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum (ODG@WAM). ODG@WAM is an innovative and creative partnership between Seven Hills Foundation, VSA Massachusetts, and the Worcester Art Museum that provides permanent studio and gallery space for artists with disabilities to create and exhibit artwork within a world-class art museum. This partnership strengthens each organization’s capacity to...