Feb 15, 2022 | Families First, News, Success Story
Jane and her two younger siblings (ages 7, 6 and 4 years) entered the child welfare system due to concerns of safety and neglect, linked to issues of substance abuse by their mother. Initially, the mother was unwilling to engage with service providers due to her...
Feb 15, 2022 | Inside Hillside, News, Success Story
Karinda Shanes is more than a leader of the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection program—she’s also a mom who’s seen first-hand how HWSC can help young people succeed. HWSC is dedicated to empowering youth success and reversing the trend of low high school graduation...
Feb 1, 2022 | Innovation, News, Success Story
Michele remembers the first day when she and her family used TeleCare videoconferencing services to connect virtually with Hillside’s Kristin Pusey. “It took some getting used to,” mom Michele recalls of the initial online meetings between her family and Pusey, a...
Feb 1, 2022 | Inside Hillside, News, Success Story
While receiving residential treatment at Hillside, a handful of youth are also getting a head start toward a specific life goal: entering the workforce. They’re participating in a 10-month pilot, based on Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection’s Youth Employment...
Feb 1, 2022 | Community, Generosity, News, Success Story
With its 185th anniversary in 2022, Hillside is one of the country’s oldest continually operating nonprofit organizations. But an even longer history is enjoyed by Hillside’s founder, the Rochester Female Charitable Society, which celebrates its bicentennial this...
Nov 22, 2021 | Families First, Success Story
January 8, 2016, was a life-altering day for Jessica and her family, when a serious traffic accident left her confined to a wheelchair. Her 2-1/2-year-old son, Nikko, was placed into foster care while she began a long, painful journey of rehabilitation. “Jessica is...
