COVID-19: Visitation Restrictions Updated

Mar 19, 2020 | News

Given the public health risks associated with the COVID-19 outbreak, Hillside has strengthened its previously revised policies regarding visitors to youth, effective immediately: All visitation is suspended at all Hillside sites except when medically or...

COVID-19, and Hillside’s Commitment to Our Community

Mar 17, 2020 | CEO Message

At Hillside, our dedicated and talented teams provide individualized services and support to more than 14,000 children, adults and families every year. We understand that because each person’s challenges are unique, the same is true for their pathways to healing. But...

Diamonds are Forever: So too is a Culture of Philanthropy

Mar 16, 2020 | News

RDI Diamonds is committed to doing well by doing good. Every time the wholesale diamond distributor’s five sales teams hit their daily goals, money is donated to a charity of each team’s choosing. Recently, Hillside was honored to be selected as the...

Crestwood, Halpern Day Treatment Programs Affected by COVID-19

Mar 15, 2020 | News

With the closure of Monroe County public schools due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Hillside leaders made the following announcements today regarding two educational sites in Monroe County: Hillside’s Day Treatment program at Halpern...

NYS Assemblywoman Hunter Thanks and Inspires Hillside Staff

Mar 6, 2020 | News

Pamela Hunter, Assemblywoman for NY’s 128th District, joined a recent Hillside staff meeting in Syracuse to thank Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC) staff for all they do to make a difference for so many, including her family. Assemblywoman Hunter...

Hillside’s Parents As Teachers Program Featured in “Thriving Forward” Podcast

Mar 5, 2020 | News

Hillside’s Parents As Teachers (PAT) program is featured in a “Thriving Forward” podcast linked here which spotlights people involved in good works and projects in the Greater Rochester Area. Based on the principle that a parent is their child’s first...

Hillside and University of Buffalo Partnering on Grant-Funded Foster Care Research

Feb 28, 2020 | News

Hillside is committed to using research to improve our services to youth and families. As part of that commitment, we’re partnering with the University of Buffalo (UB) on a project designed to support youth who “age out” of eligibility for foster care. A...

HW-SC Helps the Perfect Granola Take a Bite Out of Hunger

Feb 27, 2020 | News

What do The Perfect Granola and Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection have in common? More than you might think. Michele Liddle has earned well-deserved national attention for creating a mission-driven product to help fix hunger. Her company, The Perfect Granola, is a...

Stillwater Campus Recognized by Cornell University

Feb 25, 2020 | News

Hillside recently received exciting news about our ongoing commitment to bring more CARE to our work with youth and families. Stillwater, Hillside’s residential campus in Greene, NY, has been notified by Cornell University that the campus has earned certification in...

Dressing Down for Success: ConServe’s Jeans for Charity Program Supports Hillside

Feb 7, 2020 | News

In 2007, a Rochester-area company relaxed its dress code to give back to its community in a big way. Employees of ConServe, an accounts receivable management agency, are allowed to wear jeans to work if they donate $10 to a local charity. On February 5,...