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We celebrate the legacies, accomplishments, and contributions of Black and African Americans across history. This is a time for continued action to tackle racism, ensure representation and celebrate black heritage all year round. To honor this significant day, we recognize African Americans who have impacted not just the country, but the world with their activism and achievements, whose lives and careers have paved the way for future generations. Black history is being made every day, in all kinds of ways.

Our sincerest regards to Navigant Credit Union for their grant of $5,000 to support the Seven Hills Rhode Island Early Intervention program. Navigant Credit Union has generously supported SHRI programs for several years in the state of “Hope.” This grant provides Hope for over 800 families each year with infants and toddlers ages birth—3 years who are experiencing, or at risk of, developmental delays. Early Intervention builds off hope and helps develop tangible, fundamental skills, during this most critical developmental...

Children’s Friend would like to express their most sincere thanks to The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation for the generous Catalyst Fund grant of $4,270 to train additional clinicians in providing specialized Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Children’s Friend’s clinicians treat children and youth who are self-injurious through the DBT program by moving them from crisis to stability through teaching and strengthening the skills of mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

In just six months, Cassandra “Cassie” Miller has stepped into the newly created Activities Specialist position at Seven Hills NeuroCare’s Burncoat residence and is transforming possibilities into achievements for its residents with acquired brain injury (ABI). Their abilities vary widely and it’s Cassie’s challenge to uncover the latest assistive technology or resource to nurture interests and attain goals. Cassie’s undergraduate degree in psychology with a double minor in philosophy and applied behavior analysis help her...

It would be an exhausting challenge to find a student who wanted their education to last forever. For most high school students, the light at the end of the tunnel is nearly blinding, as plans are underway for college, employment, or alternative options. For students with developmental disabilities enrolled in special education, the light at the end of the tunnel can flicker as parents/guardians and the students, themselves, struggle with the journey through the Transition tunnel—the long and arduous process of methodically...