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Families First: By Expanding Supports, a Family is Reunited

Families First: By Expanding Supports, a Family is Reunited

Jane and her two younger siblings (ages 7, 6 and 4 years) entered the child welfare system due to concerns of safety and neglect, linked to issues of substance abuse by their mother. Initially, the mother was unwilling to engage with service providers due to her...
Inside Hillside: For This Leader, HWSC is a Family Affair

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

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...
Innovation: TeleCare Bridges the Gap

Innovation: TeleCare Bridges the Gap

Michele remembers the first day when she and her family used TeleCare videoconferencing services to connect virtually with Hillside’s Kristin Pusey. “It took some getting used to,” mom Michele recalls of the initial online meetings between her family and Pusey, a...
Inside Hillside: Helping Youth Prepare for On-the-Job Success

Inside Hillside: Helping Youth Prepare for On-the-Job Success

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...
Generosity: Hillside’s Founders Celebrate Their Own Anniversary

Generosity: Hillside’s Founders Celebrate Their Own Anniversary

With its 185th anniversary in 2022, Hillside is one of the country’s oldest continually operating nonprofit organizations. But an even longer history is enjoyed by Hillside’s founder, the Rochester Female Charitable Society, which celebrates its bicentennial this...
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