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Meredith Shaw
2 days ago1 min read
Letting Go to Let Grow PART 3: Two Months In
Did you miss part 2, Planning and Execution? Read it here. How can children take small steps toward more confidence and competence? How...
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Bonnie Thornborough
Feb 32 min read
PhotoVoice Grateful for Local Cultural Councils’ Support
Thank you, Massachusetts Local Cultural Councils of Boxford and Topsfield! TTC’s PhotoVoice program is honored to have received grants...
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Meredith Shaw
Feb 32 min read
Letting Go to Let Grow: Part 2
Did you miss the first installment, CONCEPTION? Read part 1 here. How can children take small steps toward more confidence and...
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Meredith Shaw
Jan 212 min read
Letting Go to Let Grow
How can children take small steps toward more confidence and competence? How do well-meaning, caring adults get out of the way and enable...
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Meredith Shaw
Jan 22 min read
Let Grow Play Club: The World is Yours
by Lynne Strobl, Proctor School, grade 6 teacher “Sadly, in many cases, the assumption that children are incompetent, irresponsible, and...
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Meredith Shaw
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Tri-Town Council’s Community Coalition Awarded Federal Grant for Youth Substance Use Prevention
Topsfield, MA — The Coalition, a program of community-based non-profit Tri-Town Council has been selected as a recipient of a $79,000...
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Meredith Shaw
Aug 31, 20243 min read
Rooted Traditions: Welcome to Masco Class of 2030!
10 years ago, Tri-Town Council’s high school youth group had a “wouldn’t it be nice if…” moment during one of their weekly meetings. The...
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Meredith Shaw
Aug 9, 20245 min read
YAAB Member Belle DiCarlo Appointed to The 84's Statewide Leadership Team
It all started with a poster, a friend, and a need for some community service hours. Youth Action Advisory Board (YAAB) member and soon...
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Meredith Shaw
Jul 29, 20244 min read
Middleton Acknowledges International Overdose Awareness Day
RESOURCES: Know the signs, save a life Signs of opioid misuse, opioid misuse disorder and overdose What to do if you think someone is...
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Meredith Shaw
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Class of 2024 TTC Youth Scholarship Awardees!
Tri-Town Council is happy to share the 3 TTC Youth Scholarship award recipients from the Class of 2024: Boxford’s Harrison DeGeorge,...
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Meredith Shaw
Mar 20, 20243 min read
Standing Up for Boys: Parents and Educators as Advocates
By Stephanie Meegan Why do we need to stand up for boys? Two compelling reasons are provided by Barry McDonald, the author of Boy Smarts...
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Meredith Shaw
Mar 9, 20243 min read
Caring Adults! Get Trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid! New Session April 25 - 26th!
By Windi Bowditch, LMHC, Director of Clinical Training and Consultation at Northshore Education Consortium and TTC Staff Sometimes first...
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Bonnie Thornborough
Feb 21, 20244 min read
Learning Through Play: Tri-Town Schools Celebrate Global School Play Day
Across the Tri-Town, kids and teachers got a break from their typical schedules to celebrate Global School Play Day on Wednesday,...
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Meredith Shaw
Feb 10, 20242 min read
Raising Boys: Easier or Harder?
By Stephanie Meegan Why do boys currently make up less than half of college graduates? Why are boys identified with ADHD more...
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Meredith Shaw
Jan 11, 20241 min read
Tower Foundation Awards Tri-Town Council Two Year Community Change Grant
Tri-Town Council is honored to receive a two year Community Change Grant from long time foundation partner the Peter & Elizabeth Tower...
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Bonnie Thornborough
Dec 13, 20234 min read
PhotoVoice Fall Session draws on Imagination and Play
“Your imagination is your truest paintbrush,” declared eighth-grader Owen G. as he reflected on the fall session of Tri-Town Council’s...
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Meredith Shaw
Dec 7, 20234 min read
Filling Lifepacks Together: Supporting TTC Supports Healthy Youth Development
What made a difference for you? When you were younger, what positive relationships and experiences had an impact in your life? What...
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Meredith Shaw
Jul 18, 20233 min read
Sharing a Global Gift: Anish Deshpande Recognized as a Youth Asset Builder
Tri-Town Council is happy to share that Anish Deshpande of Middleton, a class of 2023 Masco Grad, received Tri-Town Council’s Youth Asset...
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Meredith Shaw
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Narcan - A Life Saving Medication is Readily Available
Tri-Town public health nurse and youth substance use prevention Coalition member Julia Lobel shares important information about...
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Meredith Shaw
Jul 7, 20233 min read
Learning and Leading Through Service: Mya Leonforte Receives Youth Asset Builder Award
Mya Leonforte of Middleton, a Masco Class of 2023 graduate, was awarded Tri-Town Council’s (TTC)’s Youth Asset Builder award and $500...
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