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Partners for Youth with Disabilities Empowering youth with disabilities through transformative mentoring, workforce/career development, and leadership training.

We're celebrating all month long! As a , we're highlighting Alina, who served as an intern for WCA-TV a few months ag...
10/22/2026

We're celebrating all month long! As a , we're highlighting Alina, who served as an intern for WCA-TV a few months ago. She learned a lot of valuable skills, such as operating cameras, helping with the sound board, and being a part of a team that handles multiple projects a day. We're proud of Alina for the work she accomplished through this internship! 🎥

[Image descriptions:
ID 1 - Alina, wearing a blue sweatshirt, is standing with her hands on her hips behind a camera in an auditorium.
ID 2 - A shot from behind where Alina is still standing behind a camera, but we see the stage in the distance, where the camera is aimed at.]

Fellowship Spotlight on Halima Truesdail, Spring 2025 Fellow, who is featured on MENTOR's upcoming webinar, "Coversation...
10/21/2026

Fellowship Spotlight on Halima Truesdail, Spring 2025 Fellow, who is featured on MENTOR's upcoming webinar, "Coversations with Youth: Creating Mentoring Chains" on Thursday, October 29, 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM EST! 👏

📍 Register for the webinar: mentoring.org/training-learning-opportunities/

[Image Description: Purple text on a pink and purple gradient background - "PYD Fellowship Spotlight. Halima Truesdail, Spring 2025 Fellow, is a panelist on MENTOR’s upcoming webinar: Conversations with Youth - Creating Mentoring Chains. Thursday, October 29, 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM EST." A photo of Halima speaking into a microphone is in the center of the image.]

October is ( )! Support your employees, create an inclusive, accessible environment with PYD's live trainings. We cove...
10/20/2026

October is ( )! Support your employees, create an inclusive, accessible environment with PYD's live trainings.

We cover topics such as:

🔸Building accessible, inclusive events and activities
🔸The intersection of disability, gender, and sexuality
🔸Principles of inclusive marketing
🔸Understanding Universal Design for Learning
🔸The intersection of disability & trauma
🔸Understanding and supporting neurodiversity
🔸and so much more!

Schedule a consultation: pyd.org/training

[Image descriptions-
ID 1: White and yellow text on a gradient purple and yellow background - "PYD. October is NDEAM. National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Create a space where employees can thrive. Create a space with inclusivity and accessibility in mind. Create a space for all." A photo of a woman in a motorized wheelchair is speaking into a microphone, with a panel of other speakers sitting and looking in her direction.

ID 2: "PYD offers live training sessions for organizations and companies interested in being more inclusive to people with disabilities in their work and workplace. Topics include: Building accessible, inclusive events and activities, The intersection of disability, gender, and sexuality, Principles of inclusive marketing, Understanding Universal Design for Learning, The intersection of disability & trauma, Understanding and supporting neurodiversity, and so much more! Schedule a consultation: pyd.org/training"

Spotlight! Check out this opportunity from one of PYD's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, Disability EmpowH...
10/19/2026

Spotlight!

Check out this opportunity from one of PYD's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, Disability EmpowHer Network:

Applications are open until Oct. 21 for EmpowHer Advocacy, a twelve-week virtual program for disabled women and nonbinary advocates to improve their advocacy public speaking and confidence to fight for the Disability Community!

ℹ Apply today: disabilityempowhernetwork.org/empowher-advocacy

[Image description: White and light pink text on a purple background - "PYD Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame SPOTLIGHT." Logo of Disability EmpowHer Network next to an illustration of a megaphone with stars coming out of it. Text - "Apply EmpowHer Advocacy. A twelve-week virtual program for disabled women and nonbinary advocates to improve their advocacy public speaking and confidence to fight for the Disability Community. APPLY AT disabilityempowhernetwork.org/empowher-advocacy."]

A HUGE thank you the Brushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall Charity Fund for their grant supporting PYD! This support will ...
10/16/2026

A HUGE thank you the Brushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall Charity Fund for their grant supporting PYD! This support will go a long way into providing services to the young people we serve 🫶

[Image description: Alternating light blue, white and light cream on a dark red background - "PYD. Thank you to our latest generous funder for their grant supporting PYD! Brushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall Charity Fund." A photo of students from a YLF workshop assisting a YLF participant with a screen printing activity. Three students are standing, helping the participant, who is in a motorized wheelchair, stamp a pattern on a tote bag.]

Join us for a Halloween-themed Mentor Mixer! Friday, October 23rd from 5:30PM to 7:30PM, we’ll be holding a Halloween co...
10/15/2026

Join us for a Halloween-themed Mentor Mixer! Friday, October 23rd from 5:30PM to 7:30PM, we’ll be holding a Halloween costume workshop. We’ll have snacks, crafts, games, and more. 🎃

📆 Date: Friday, October 23rd
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Location: 89 South Street, Boston, MA 02111

ℹ Sign up now for a scary good time: bit.ly/pyd-halloween

[Image description: A flyer with cartoon skeletons and pumpkins. In alternating green and white text on a variety of purples and orange backgrounds reads "PYD Mentor Mixer Halloween Craft Night. Crafts, snacks, costumes, games, and more! Friday, October 23rd, 5:30PM - 7:30PM, 89 South St. Boston, MA. Sign up for a scary good time." QR code link to bit.ly/pyd-halloween."]

What’s better than 6-7? A 9-5!Crush that interview, get along with your boss, make new friends, and land a job you like....
10/14/2026

What’s better than 6-7? A 9-5!

Crush that interview, get along with your boss, make new friends, and land a job you like. 🤝

Learn these skills and more when you join a FREE virtual or in-person Career Club!*

ℹ Interested? Fill out the short interest form: bit.ly/pyd-career-club

*Must be ages 14-21, have a documented disability, and be in a high school, transition or post-secondary program.

[Image description: A pixelated, brightly colored background with grass, sky, and clouds, similar to a old video game. Text reads "Level up your skills. Crush that interview. Get along with your boss. Make new friends. Land a job you like. Learn these skills and more when you join a FREE virtual or in-person Career Club! In-person location: Jackson Mann Community Center, 40 Armington St., Allston, MA 02134. Flexible schedule! Contact us below for more info. *Must be ages 14-21, have a documented disability, and be in a high school, transition or post-secondary program. Interested? Scan to full out the short form and we'll send you more info! Bit.ly/pyd-career-club"]

Last week, we celebrated at the MA State House! The Langham, Boston, who we've partnered with on several occasions, wa...
10/12/2026

Last week, we celebrated at the MA State House! The Langham, Boston, who we've partnered with on several occasions, was the small mid-size Organization Honoree for the The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Congrats to The Langham and thanks to Robin White for the PYD shoutout during her speech! 🌟👏

[Image descriptions:
ID 1 - A grayscale photo of the interior of the MA State House. White and yellow text overlay on top reads, "PYD NDEAM 2026"
ID 2 - Robin White of the Langham Hotel speaks into a microphone during the NDEAM ceremony at the State House.]

To celebrate , we're dedicating this to the past year's Mock Interviews! These exercises help students build confiden...
10/08/2026

To celebrate , we're dedicating this to the past year's Mock Interviews! These exercises help students build confidence to ace their next job interview. This year, we held these interactive lessons at five locations and watched in real time as students built their work readiness skills. 👏

[Image descriptions:
ID 1 - A student, wearing a Red Sox shirt, sits in a classroom, talking to the interviewer, who is off-camera.
ID 2 - A student in a blue shirt and glasses sits across from the interviewer in a classroom.
ID 3 - Two students sit across from the interviewer. A student on the left in a green shirt looks at the interviewer as the student on the right, wearing a red shirt and glasses, smiles, looking at the other student.]

Continuing our celebration of this year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, this highlights AJ Hokland of A...
10/05/2026

Continuing our celebration of this year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, this highlights AJ Hokland of Autism Mentorship Program and Autism Society of Minnesota. Thank you for your mentoring contributions!

[Image description: Yellow and white text on a dark purple/blue and green background - "PYD Mentor Monday. 'Mentoring is a way for me to pass along my hard earned life experience and hard learned practical skills so that others can have a smoother path than I did.' AJ Hokland, they/them, Autism Mentorship Program, Autism Society of Minnesota, Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inductee, 2026" A photo of AJ is on the lower righthand side of the image.]

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