COMPASS

09/07/2026

✨ WELCOME BACK ✨

While many are enjoying a well-deserved day off, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible work our COMPASS School team put in last week 💪

Leadership, clinicians, caseworkers, teachers, and support staff came together for an intensive professional development week to get ready for our students who return tomorrow!

Through hands-on trainings, detailed briefings, and COMPASS-specific sessions, our returning staff got a valuable refresher and our new staff gained real insight into the critical work we do to create a safe environment where the youth we serve can learn, grow, and thrive.

Here's to a great school year ahead 🍎

09/04/2026

✨ SNEAK PEEK ✨

This month's edition of The Provider includes a salute to an EAST Project staff member, Delaney Tobias!

Thank you to Providers' Council for continuing to support and shine a light on the work COMPASS is doing. 🤝

Read the e-edition here:https://providers.org/assets/2026/09/September-2026-e-Edition.pdf

08/31/2026

We take pride in our Providers' Council partnership 🤝 Thank you for our Membership Monday Spotlight feature!

https://providers.org/news-article/membership-monday-compass/

At the Council, we are proud to highlight the achievements of our members who are driving change in the community. To celebrate 50 Years of Impact, the Council is launching

08/26/2026

We’re so grateful for the team at Novia Corporation! Their support goes beyond giving—they always ask how they can do more for COMPASS clients and our community.

This year, Novia truly stepped up their backpack game, donating 50 backpacks filled with school supplies for our Lawrence office. These supplies will help ensure local children and families begin the school year ready to learn.

Thank you, Novia Corp team, and a special thank-you to Safety Pup Gus for faithfully guarding the donations until pickup! 🎒📚🐾

08/24/2026

🌟 This September, purchase a reusable bag at Shaw's in Hyde Park to support COMPASS! 🌟

For each “Give Back Where It Counts” reusable bag sold at the Shaw’s location at 1377 Hyde Park Avenue in Hyde Park, COMPASS will receive $1 for every $3 bag purchased.

Support your local community while picking up a reusable bag🛍️Small choices can create meaningful impact for the young people and families we serve.

📍 Shaw’s, 1377 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
📅 All month long: September 2026

08/20/2026

⚾️ COMPASS was invited to the Red Sox Community Homestand program for the second year, and we had a great time! It was nice connecting with familiar faces and meeting new people from across the Boston community who stopped by for some new swag and updates on our work in special education and community services.

08/17/2026

We are a proud sponsor of The Caring Force's 1st Annual Metro Boston Rally!

🗓 Friday, September 25, 2026
🕘 Doors open at 9 AM | Speaking program at 10 AM
📍 WORK, Inc., Dorchester

RSVP: https://ujoin.co/campaigns/4261/actions/public?action_id=6423

The Caring Force, the grassroots advocacy initiative of the Providers' Council, empowers supporters of the human services sector to drive meaningful change.

08/13/2026

We're so grateful to the team at Marsh McLennan Agency in Boston for an incredible donation of 50 backpacks filled with school supplies for COMPASS clients!

These backpacks will help ensure young people in our community begin the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn. Thank you, MMA, for investing in our students and supporting their success. 👏🎒📚

08/11/2026

If you missed our July newsletter, click here ==> https://conta.cc/4vM2EeH

Register through this link to receive direct updates about the work COMPASS has been doing in the community.

08/06/2026

The Whole Foods Market Foundation, with matching funds from Newman's Own, is already shaping our 2027 plans through a Garden Grant that will allow us to enhance the COMPASS School garden.

The edible garden will teach students how to grow their own food, provide ingredients to bring home, and supply the culinary program with fresh produce!

Our application was selected from over 800 applications received from across the U.S. and Canada. Thank you for your commitment to underserved youth - Your support helps build bright futures for our students.