Inside Hillside: Helping Youth Prepare for On-the-Job Success

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...

Generosity: Hillside’s Founders Celebrate Their Own Anniversary

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...

Families First: A Parenting Partnership for a Family in Need

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...

Giving Vaccination Efforts a Shot in the Arm

Sep 20, 2021 | COVID-19

More Hillside employees, youth and families are getting their COVID-19 vaccinations every week, supported by an ongoing commitment from Hillside staff like Amy Patterson, a Senior Nurse Manager from West Seneca, NY. Patterson has organized and held multiple vaccine...

Gamma Phi Beta: A Rich History of Caring

Sep 10, 2021 | Generosity

For more than 50 years, Hillside’s mission has held a special place in the hearts of Gamma Phi Beta, a Rochester-area service sorority. Gamma Phi Beta members have made Hillside a local focus of their philanthropy, and that support takes many forms—including their...

Looking Back, and Looking Ahead

Jul 20, 2021 | HWSC

As she prepares to graduate from Potomac High School in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Chlo’e Gadson can remember the first time she heard of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection. Six years ago, as a middle school student, she was encouraged to join the program by...