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Stetson School, an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, is thankful to have received a grant of $50,000 from The Stoddard Charitable Trust to support the purchase and installation of a therapeutic playground and fitness area for the younger youth we serve.

The United Way of South Central MA has awarded Family Services of Central Massachusetts a $27,600 grant for the Summer Literacy Initiative (SLI). SLI places elementary school teachers as Literacy Coaches at summer program sites to help foster youth’s reading skills, and thus promote academic achievement during the school year. The generous funding from UWSCM will support the expansion of SLI into Southern Worcester County.

YOU, Inc. continued its long tradition of educating at-risk youth in central Massachusetts with recent graduation ceremonies for two of its programs.

Seven Hills ASPiRE!, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, has gratefully received a generous grant of $10,000 from the TD Charitable Foundation to support the Workforce Readiness and Employment program. The ASPiRE! Workforce Readiness & Employment Program assists individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve their highest level of employment, financial stability, and self-fulfillment.

Jennifer Kertyzak’s career as an occupational therapist, affirms her extraordinary ability to improve the developmental outcomes for very young children with medical conditions and at risk for delays. Jennifer imparts a determination—a personal mission—to harness every grain of her knowledge and experience to improve a child’s prognosis and progress that just doesn’t seem possible. It is to Jennifer and through her unwavering will, she is enabling countless babies and toddlers to crawl, walk, eat, and talk their way across...