By Santa Claus As you may know, December is a busy time of year for me. I spend a good deal of time at the mall (where you might have seen me) asking kids what they want for Christmas and posing for pictures. Not to mention supervising all of the elves at the North Pole, making my list and checking it twice! But no matter how…
This week’s Halloween-themed blog post is from Survivor MC, a member of our Survivor Speakers Bureau. During Halloween season it’s fitting to speak about scary movies, spookiness and wearing masks. For Halloween you get one day to be someone else: a super hero, a funny character, stepping back in time or the future and choosing to wear a scary mask. There are several kinds of masks:…
The following words are adapted from a speech given by M, a participant in REACH’s Community Program and Survivor Speakers Bureau, at the 2016 Reach for the Stars Gala last Saturday. She brought a ballroom full of people to their feet with her courageous words, and we wanted to share them here for those who weren’t able to attend, or who wanted to read them more…
On Saturday, September 10th, REACH held the 7th Annual Waltham Neighborhoods Fall Festival. You may have seen posts on our social media or read the official recap. But we wanted to bring you the perspective of someone from the community, so you could hear firsthand why she chose to get involved, and what the experience has meant to her. Nicole Waxmonsky has brought her love of…
Every year, the Reach for the Stars Gala provides a night of catching up with old friends, making new ones, exciting bidding over auction items, delicious food and drinks, music, all while learning about the work REACH does. There’s no way we could pull off an evening this spectacular without the help of our amazing event committee members, who start planning almost a year in advance….
Last week, REACH’s staff meeting featured a discussion on race and privilege, led by several staff members who had attended a workshop called “Undoing Racism” with the Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond. In this week’s blog post, one of our Community Advocates (whose name we can’t share for confidentiality reasons) shares her thoughts:
By Madison Altman, Dana Hall Class of 2016 I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to shadow and learn from Jessica Teperow, Director of Prevention Programs and Dani Patrick, Youth Education Specialist at REACH for the 10 day duration of my Senior Project. At my school we are given the option to complete a Senior Project during our last two weeks of school as opposed…
REACH recently concluded the spring version of our extended training for new staff and volunteers, which happens twice a year. We asked one of the participants, Carrie Lieberman, to share her perspectives on the experience.
(Written By a Teenager) Once again, in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, we have a Guest Blogger this week. Julia Leconte is a Junior at Waltham High School and a member of our PAVE (Peers Against ViolencE) peer leaders group. Here’s what she wants you to know about why teenagers might not be aware that a relationship is unhealthy. It Is Hard To Take…
In honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, we are turning the REACH blog over to a teen voice this week! Ashley Loc is a Senior at Waltham High School and a member of our PAVE (Peers Against ViolencE) Peer Leaders group. This is what she wanted you to read:
