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WPY UPDATES
Partner Celebration, Spring Program Updates, & More
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Take ONE minute to help WPY win $15,000 in Watertown Savings Bank's (WSB) Customer Choice Awards! Voting closes on April 5th, and is open to everyone.
WSB customer votes count twice!
| | Register Now for WPY's 2026 Partner Celebration | | |
Join us for our 2026 Partner Celebration on Wednesday, May 27th from 5:00-7:00pm at Bentley University.
This event brings together over 150 guests from the city's educational, municipal, and business sectors to showcase the WPY partnerships that create powerful opportunities for Waltham youth. We will feature a concise, exciting speaking program, including a student speaker and keynote speaker. Funds raised at our Partner Celebration enable WPY to run programs for over 800 local students per year.
Questions? Email Olivia Spelman at olivia@walthampartnershipforyouth.org
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Career Exploration & Training (CET)
Connecting students to life-altering career development opportunities through meaningful paid internship experiences.
| | A student practices their networking skills with a WPY Summer Internship Program employer partner from the Waltham Family School | | |
Applications for WPY's Summer Internship Program are now officially open! The Career Exploration & Training team has been keeping busy doing outreach with schools and community partners to spread the word about the program.
To help students strengthen their internship applications, the CET team has offered optional supplemental opportunities, including an Interview Skills Workshop and Employer Speed Networking event. The Employer Speed Networking event provided students the chance to connect directly with this summer's employer partners and ask questions about available summer placements. Thank you to the many employers who joined us for this event!
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Wraparound Waltham
Collaborating to create a community of belonging and opportunity for newcomer immigrant students and their families.
| | WPY's Family and Student Engagement Coordinator, Bebelin Galvez, pictured with her daughter at McDevitt Middle School's Multicultural Night | | |
This past month, the Wraparound team continued to focus on connecting with the Waltham community and sharing resources related to WPY's work to support newcomer immigrant students and families. WPY's Family and Student Engagement Coordinator, Bebelin Galvez, joined McDevitt Middle School for their Multicultural Night to share information about the Welcome Center and engage with middle school students and families.
Alexa Cuellar, WPY's Wraparound Program Manager, alongside Children Charter's partner clinician, Milcah Hernandez, continued to facilitate professional development presentations for Waltham Public Schools educators on Providing Holistic Supports to Immigrant Students. This month, Alexa and Milcah presented to MacArthur Elementary School!
| | Recap: 2026 Trivia for a Cause | | |
We are thrilled to share that Waltham Partnership for Youth’s 2026 Trivia for a Cause fundraiser raised more than $31,000 for Waltham's youth! Thank you to the generosity of our 26 trivia teams, many sponsors, and other community members who contributed to the cause.
Congratulations to the following teams for their wins:
- Subject Matter Guessperts - First Place, Trivia
- Fuerza Foodies - Second Place, Trivia
- Twisted Quizster - Team Spirit Award
- Question Mark and the Mysterians - Taste of Waltham Prize
We’d also like to extend a huge thank you to Mehrun Etebari, our trivia host, and his assistants, Alex Green and Jake Mitchell; the folks at The Chateau Restaurant and Waltham High School Culinary Arts program for providing our delicious dinner and dessert; our partners at American Legion Nonantum Post #440 for hosting us; our trivia planning committee, volunteers, staff, and board members who brought this event to life; and all of the incredible restaurants and local organizations who supported this event with donations and sponsorships.
| | | | We're so grateful to Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) for their ongoing support of WPY's events and student programming. WSB's support goes beyond events sponsorship; their team has also led workshops for students and provided 1:1 resume and cover letter support for our interns. As WSB Vice President of Community Relations, Kelly Cronin, shared, "Watertown Savings Bank is extremely proud to support Waltham Partnership for Youth, and all of the wonderful programming they offer. The city of Waltham is very lucky to have such an incredible organization supporting and empowering Waltham's youth." | | | | Thank you to our partners at Boston Children's Hospital for their ongoing support; BCH hosts WPY interns in their COACH program, facilitates leadership opportunities for our students, and offers fiscal support via grants and sponsorships. As Greg Hamann, WPY Board Member and BCH’s Executive Director of Satellite Operations, reflected, "At Boston Children’s, we value our partnership with WPY as an important way to support the holistic well-being of children and families in Waltham. By working together, we help build a healthier, more equitable community where all young people can succeed." | | |
Opportunities for Youth and
Community Members:
| | Last Chance - WPY Career Success Institute | | |
Our Career Success Institute mentors offer virtual and in-person support for resumes and cover letters. CSI Sessions are open to everyone, but mandatory for all Summer Internship Program applicants. Applicants must sign up for at least one session.
February 23 - April 2
- Mondays 2:15-3:45 @ WHS Library (virtual during vacation weeks and snow days)
- Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 pm Virtual
- Thursdays 2:15-3:45 @ WHS Library (virtual during vacation weeks and snow days)
| | Host a WPY Intern this Summer! | | National Grid Customer Advocates at Welcome Center | | National Grid Customer Advocates will be available to meet with community members at McDevitt Middle School on Tuesday, April 14th, from 3:30-5:30pm. Please email Family & Student Engagement Coordinator, Bebelin Galvez, with questions. | | Get Involved in Clinical Research Studies at Boston Children's Hospital! | | Love what you see in our newsletters? Donate to support our impactful programming. | | |
You can give to WPY via your Donor-Advised
Fund (DAF) on our website.
WPY's EIN is 04-3399437
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