Oct 6, 2022 | CEO Message
Recently, I was excited to announce that Hillside would raise our minimum wage to $17 per hour for all positions in our agency. This change comes after an increase to $15/hour last year, and we’re committed to more increases in the future. It’s critical that our...
Oct 4, 2022 | Families First, Success Story
The Hillside Kinship Caregiver Team is proud to announce William Jeffers as a recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Kinship Caregiver Cura Award. Hillside Permanency Specialist Tracy Garrison was invited to present Jeffers’ nomination at a statewide virtual celebration...
Sep 26, 2022 | Inside Hillside, Success Story
When she first met Shantavia Newton, Najwa Dennis was an experienced Youth Advocate with Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HWSC) at Clary Middle School and Corcoran High School in Syracuse. Shantavia was finding the transition to Grade 10 difficult: she had...
Sep 26, 2022 | HWSC, Success Story
In their 25 years, twin sisters Najier and Najah Johnson have done pretty much everything together. They grew up on the South and East side of Syracuse and attended Nottingham High School where, as ninth-graders, they became involved in Hillside Work-Scholarship...
Sep 12, 2022 | CEO Message, News
Every day, Hillside makes a powerful, life-changing difference for children and families. That impact is the result of teamwork—and the most valuable members of that team are our employees, who give their all in support of our mission and those we serve. The 1,800...
Aug 23, 2022 | Good Work, Inside Hillside, Success Story
For Alisa Burke, family is interwoven into a distinguished Hillside career. “I started here in 1988, after my brother was hired and he mentioned it to me,” Burke recalls. “I started off as a relief worker, and about two months later I applied for a full-time...
