Carol Gray Named Finalist in 2023 Technology Woman of the Year Awards
Carol Gray, Hillside’s Director of Technology Solutions, has been named a finalist in the 2023 Technology Woman of the Year awards by TechRochester. The awards, first introduced in 2000, are designed to recognize, celebrate and make visible the achievements of women...
Hillside’s Colleen Hill Named to Board of Directors for NYS Coalition of 853 Schools
Colleen Hill, Hillside’s Executive Director of Education, has been named to the Board of Directors for the New York State Coalition of 853 Schools. Board members serve four-year terms. Formed in 1991, the Coalition is a leading statewide advocacy group for...Digital Equity, and the Power of Partnerships
Hillside is a part of the communities we serve. Through the services we provide, youth and families are empowered to achieve the stronger futures they deserve. Their successes benefit us all—which makes community partnerships particularly invaluable in helping our...
Hillside Mourns the Passing of HWSC Leader Karene Brodie
The Hillside community mourns the passing of Karene Brodie, a passionate advocate for young people and a leader of the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection program in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Ms. Brodie died Friday, April 21, following a brief illness. Ms....
Good Work: New to the Classroom, a Teacher Goes Above and Beyond
When Cindy Blosenhauer accepted a teaching position at Hillside’s Halpern Education Center last year, she was fulfilling a lifelong dream. “I’ve wanted to teach since I was in the second grade, but life took me in different directions, including raising two kids,”...April 2023 DE&I Update
On March 28, Hillside was proud to sponsor and participate in the 12th annual Connecting the Dots health and human service conference in Rochester. A number of Hillside clinicians were in attendance at the event, the first of a number of conferences we will support...
Inside Hillside: Educator & Published Author Brings a Love of Writing to the Classroom
Wilfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez says that for him, “the fire of writing started burning in third grade.” Over the years, that fire has blazed to include not only being a published author, but also instilling a love of reading and writing in his students at Hillside’s...
Hillside leaders co-author article on suicide prevention in youth services
Two members of Hillside’s Practice & Performance Excellence Group (PPEG) are among the co-authors of a recently published article in Children and Youth Services Review, an international, multidisciplinary journal that focuses on disadvantaged or otherwise...