Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD)

More powerful words on this #FellowFriday from a Fall 2024 Fellow, who remarked: "Bring your lived experience into the space. It's powerful, it's medicine, somebody else needs to hear it." 💫

On today's #CareerReadinessCorner, we heard from Kristin, Career Readiness Program Coordinator, who spoke on Carlos' progress in her class! We love to see it 👏

💫APPLY TODAY!💫 PYD and Denny’s Hungry for Education scholarship program are teaming up again to award scholarships to deserving high school and college students with disabilities with ideas on helping bring communities together. 🔗 Apply at: dennys.com/hfe

The Boston Center for Independent Living and Partners for Youth with Disabilities invite you to an online workshop for youth with disabilities and their parents and other family members! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Date: Wed. 11/19 Time: 6:30-7:30 PM Virtual: On Zoom

We're saddened to hear of the passing of Alice Wong, writer, activist, & Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductee. Her work in community building & activism leave a lasting legacy that's impacted so many lives. Read Alice's goodbye message: instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnqk/

Happy #MentorMonday! Today, we're highlighting a recent mentor match experience, told by Mentoring Coordinator, Micah 🤩

You might remember Halima from this past summer, when she did an Instagram takeover answering questions about her Fellowship! Following her time with the Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship, she started a position at AbilityLinks as a Client Success Manager.

Tiny, one of our Fashion Show participants, took the time to let us know about her experience going down the runway. Thank you for sharing, Tiny! 👏🤩

What makes you shine? Tell us below! 💫 We're holding our annual Honors Night on Tues., 12/2 to celebrate the shining stars of the PYD community. Join us for a night of music, activities, food, and a chance to meet other PYD community members. RSVP: bit.ly/pyd-honors

Happy #MentorMonday 😁 Today, we're revisiting the wise words of Gayatri Kini, Founder, CEO of The Accidental Ally and Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductee in 2021!

If you've ever wondered what skills our fellows from the Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship learn, check out what one participant had to say from our Spring 2025 cohort on today's #FellowFriday!

#ThrowbackThursday to another amazing workshop taught to participants at this year's Youth Leadership Forum (YLF)! "Job Jenga" taught attendees about the importance of collaboration in the workplace taught through Jenga blocks 🧱

We're #GivingBack on #GivingTuesday! Join us for Honors Night on Tuesday, December 2nd for a night of celebrating PYD's community. 🌟 This *FREE* event will have music, food, activities, and a chance to meet other PYD community members! 📍 RSVP today: bit.ly/pyd-honors

Happy #FellowFriday! We're looking at what our Fellowship alums have to say about their fellowship. One fellow of the Fall 2024 cohort spoke about disability justice serving the collective good and the importance of adopting inclusive practices to create a equitable society!

We're thrilled to collaborate with Northeastern's Artistic Minds again! To start off the season, we're hosting a Holiday Workshop on Friday, Nov. 7 from 6pm-8pm at the PYD office 🍁 📍 Register: bit.ly/pyd-workshop

YOU'RE INVITED to our annual Honors Night on December 2nd from 6pm - 8pm to celebrate the shining stars of our community! The night will include music, food, activities, and a chance to meet and mingle with other PYD participants. 📍 Register here: bit.ly/pyd-honors

Join us TOMORROW 10/30 from 2-3PM EST for a Networking Event! In celebration of #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth, we will hear from Dinah F.B. Cohen fellowship alums presenting their projects on disability inclusion in employment. 📍 Register: bit.ly/NDMC-Oct

To celebrate and uplift National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we're checking in on our Career Readiness students! In today's #CareerReadinessCorner, Carlos recalls what he learned from his classroom experience with PYD 👨‍🏫

Happy #MentorMonday! Josie Badger, Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductee of 2020 reminds us the dedication that mentoring takes, “Mentoring isn’t a job or volunteer opportunity, it’s a lifestyle.”

Happy #FellowFriday! Meet our wonderful Fall 2025 Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellows. You can learn more about them at our latest blog post. We're excited to learn more about the work they'll be doing, so stay tuned🤩 Blog post: pyd.org/blog/2025/10/2…