Good Work: Students Explore STEM Careers in Visit to Micron Technology Factory

Good Work, HWSC, Success Story

The following article originally appeared on the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) website, sharing the story of a remarkable trip taken by Syracuse and Binghamton Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection students to the Virginia facilities of Micron Technology. We...

Hillside Honored with Gold Awards for Team Excellence from Greater Rochester Quality Council

Front Page, Good Work, Innovation, Inside Hillside, News

Hillside teams were among the organizations earning honors in the 2023 Greater Rochester Quality Council (GRQC) Performance Excellence Awards. The annual ceremony was held Wednesday, October 11, at Locust Hill Country Club in Rochester. The agency was lauded with two...

HWSC: ‘If not for Hillside, my life would have surely taken another path’

HWSC, Success Story

As he entered high school, Casanova Burgos had heard good things about participating in the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection program. He knew he would benefit from HWSC’s academic supports, and he was interested in the employment-skills training and placement that...

Families First: Foster Parent and Mentor Recognized for Making a Difference

Families First, Success Story

The Hillside Kinship Caregiver Team is proud to announce William Jeffers as a recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Kinship Caregiver Cura Award. Hillside Permanency Specialist Tracy Garrison was invited to present Jeffers’ nomination at a statewide virtual celebration...

Inside Hillside: An HWSC Student is Inspired to Succeed, and ‘to Give Back’

Inside Hillside, Success Story

When she first met Shantavia Newton, Najwa Dennis was an experienced Youth Advocate with Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HWSC) at Clary Middle School and Corcoran High School in Syracuse. Shantavia was finding the transition to Grade 10 difficult: she had...

HWSC: Twin Hillside Scholars Share Paths to Fulfilling Futures

HWSC, Success Story

In their 25 years, twin sisters Najier and Najah Johnson have done pretty much everything together. They grew up on the South and East side of Syracuse and attended Nottingham High School where, as ninth-graders, they became involved in Hillside Work-Scholarship...