Inside Hillside: For This Leader, HWSC is a Family Affair

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...

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...

Hillside Receives Community Impact Grant from New York Life for Prince George’s County HWSC Program

Nov 9, 2021 | News

Hillside, one of the largest child-and-family human services organizations in the United States, has been awarded a $15,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life. The grant supports program operations for Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HWSC), a youth...

Hillside Leader Shanes Honored by Onondaga Community College

Oct 7, 2021 | News

Karinda Shanes, Regional Executive Director of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection’s Syracuse and Binghamton/Union-Endicott programs, was honored this week by her alma mater, Onondaga Community College, in the school’s annual “Alumni Faces” recognition event. OCC’s...

Binghamton

Sep 10, 2021

HWSC in Binghamton Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection helps Binghamton students stay in school, earn their high school diplomas and prepare for higher education or employment. Currently, HWSC is working with more than 100 students at Binghamton High School. These...