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2008

05/01/08 All rise! Youth Court’s mock hearing celebrates National Law Day
04/24/08 Family Resource Centers of Crestwood Children’s Center staff excel in helping prevent child abuse
04/21/08 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection gets a booster shot from local health insurance provider
04/03/08 Hillside Children’s Center names Cathy to Cross Systems Solutions post
03/20/08 Financial institution turns the “key” that will open banking career door for many students in City schools
03/17/08 KeyBank and the Key Foundation to make major grant announcement regarding Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection  - Media Alert
03/11/08 Child Welfare League of America recognizes News 8 Now’s Kevin Doran for efforts on behalf of Hillside’s adoption services 
02/11/08 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection event highlights choices and consequences for youth embarking on their own 
02/05/08 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection receives grant from Central New York Community Foundation 
02/05/08 Hillside Children’s Center announces new board members
02/01/08 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection appoints former Wegmans employee as new President
01/14/08 Kemba Smith: Choices and Consequences  

2007

11/27/07 Community gathers for opening of Hillside Special Santas Headquarters
11/26/07 Pennies add up to thousands for donation to Hillside Special Santas from 98 PXY High School Challenge
11/15/07 Hillside Special Santas partners with RAC
11/13/07 Hillside learns of fraudulent fundraising being conducted in its name
11/13/07 Hillside Special Santas partners with local bank
11/08/07 Hillside Children’s Center’s Varick campus upgrades weight room thanks to Seneca Meadows
11/07/07 “Follow the Reindeer” this year to become a Hillside Special Santa
10/30/07 Tariff Affiliates helps Hillside Family of Agencies secure $640,000 telecommunications grant
10/15/07 Thumbs Up: 3rd Annual Crop for Kids raises over $6,800 for Hillside Children’s Center
10/10/07 Hillside Special Santas lines are open and ready for holiday planning
10/03/07 Hillside Family of Agencies appoints Linda Miller Chief Service Development Officer
08/30/07 ROI study proves Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection is good investment
08/29/07 Major investment will help more students achieve high school graduation
08/23/07 Family Resource Centers offers free Pre-K classes to local children
07/26/07 Hillside Family of Agencies Buffalo Bills Training Camp Picnic, presented by Family First Federal Credit Union to take place Saturday, July 28
07/26/07 Hillside Family of Agencies to add 100+ jobs, $5.1 million to upstate economy
07/19/07 Hillside Family of Agencies announces Family First Federal Credit Union as presenting sponsor of this year’s Buffalo Bills Training Camp Picnic
07/16/07 Hillside Family of Agencies to add 100+ jobs, $5.1 million to upstate economy
06/25/07 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection and Excellus BCBS to make expansion and grant announcement
06/21/07 Hillside Family of Agencies is RAMA's 2007 Non-Profit Marketer of the Year
06/13/07 Family Resource Centers offer opportunity for summer Pre-K program
06/11/07 Two from Hillside Children's Center first in Upstate New York to hold Adoption Therapy Certification
06/07/07 Hillside Family of Agencies is a 2007 Telly Awards Winner
06/06/07 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Holds Annual Graduation Celebration Today to Highlight Student Success
06/05/07 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Holds 20th Annual Graduation Celebration
05/01/07 National foundation awards $4 million grant to Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection
04/30/07 HFA appoints Executive Director of  Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection in Syracuse
04/30/07 HCC's Livingston County Youth Court holds mock hearing to commemorate National Law Day
04/13/07 Hillside Children's Center receives bookshelf grants from National Endowment of the Humanities 
04/11/07 National Association of Social Workers selects Rochester's Linda James as Public Citizen of the Year
03/26/07 Family Resource Center of Crestwood Children's Center's James is Child Welfare League of America's first-ever Champion for Kinship Families Award recipient
03/12/07 Hillside Family of Agencies appoints new campus school principal
03/07/07 Hillside Family of Agencies' Draheim earns Professional TCI Certification
02/15/07 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center holds AdoptMent kick off meeting tonight
02/14/07 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center kicks off region's first mentoring program for adoptive youth 
02/08/07 Hillside Family of Agencies names new standards manager and privacy officer

 2006

12/13/06 Hillside Family of Agencies Wins 2006 Millenium Awards
12/13/06 Hillside Family of Agencies Wins 2006 MarCom Creative Awards
11/29/06 Hillside Special Santas Unwraps 25 Years of Caring on November 30 
11/17/06 Hillside Special Santas Partners with Local Athletic Club To Make a Difference During the Holidays
11/07/06 Hillside Children's Center Celebrates Fundraising Night at Geva
11/01/06 Hillside Special Santas Celebrates 25 Years of Caring 
10/19/06 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center to Hold 15th Annual Perspectives on Adoption and Foster Care Conference
10/18/06 Hillside Family of Agencies Introduces Revolutionary  AdaptaCare™ Cottage
10/12/06 Snell Farm Children's Center Introduces Revolutionary AdaptaCare™ Cottage at Harvest Open House
08/29/06 Hillside Family of Agencies’ Bauch earns Ph.D.
08/29/06 Hillside Family of Agencies names new integration leader 
08/14/06

Adoption Resource Network's Shoe on the Move Tour Makes a Stop at Wayne County Fair to Help Raise Awareness of Need for Adoptive Families
08/10/06 Senator Volker Secures $50,000 for Hillside Children's Center's Livingston County Youth Court 
08/09/06 Senator Dale Volker to Make Major Announcement Regarding Funding for Hillside Children's Center's Livingston County Youth Court
07/13/06 Space Still Available in Family Resource Centers of Crestwood Children's Center Extended Pre-K Program This Summer
06/30/06 Locally produced public affairs broadcast wins prestigious broadcasting award
06/23/06 Hillside Family of Agencies and WROC News 8 Now Win New York State Broadcaster's Award for 'Today's Family: Celebrating Today's Family'
06/23/06 'The Bridge to a Future-Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection' to air June 25 & 29 on WROC News 8 Now
06/20/06 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Annual Graduation Celebration Highlights Student Success
06/06/06 Hillside Family of Agencies Receives Accreditation From Council on Accreditation 
05/22/06 Hillside Children’s Center names new executive director
05/19/06 Bender selected as Hillside Children’s Center’s new information integration manager
05/19/06 2006 Hillside Believe in Kids Golf Classic
05/01/06 National Foster Care Month celebrates foster parents’ actions to strengthen families and communities
04/27/06 ATTENTION: Community Calendar
04/27/06 ATTENTION: Business/Community Calendar
04/14/06 Hillside Family of Agencies wins 2006 Communicator Awards
04/14/06 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center’s new ASAP service helps adoptive families in Western New York
04/10/06 National foundation to invest $250,000 in Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection
03/27/06 Senator Nozzolio secures $500,000 for Hillside Children’s Center
03/24/06 Governor Pataki honors Livingston County Youth Court
03/24/06 Frank named Hillside Children’s Center’s new Finger Lakes campus residential treatment facility director
03/24/06 Instrument donations assist Hillside Children’s Center music program
03/10/06 Weld named Hillside Children’s Center’s new central region associate service leader
03/10/06 Hillside Children’s Center names Dehon as new emergency program psychologist
02/28/06 Miss New York Teen USA to discuss overcoming peer pressure with HWSC students
02/14/06 HFA appoints first-ever chief organizational development and human resource officer
01/12/06 Assemblyman Joseph Morelle to make major announcement regarding funding for HCC

2005

12/16/05 HCC and Adoption Resource Network, Inc. merge to improve adoption services and support
12/15/05 HWSC partners with St. John Fisher College to provide scholarships to help urban youth succeed
12/13/05 Hillside Special Santas to benefit from 98 PXY High School Challenge pennies
12/01/05 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection awarded $30,000 grant to promote financial literacy initiative
11/30/05 Hillside Special Santas headquarters now open to receive gifts
11/23/05 Hillside Special Santas partners with Canandaigua National Bank and Trust to make a difference this holiday season 
11/21/05 Hillside Family of Agencies named first ever not-for-profit Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame award winner
11/02/05 Snell Farm Children’s Center honored by Hornell Area Humane Society with prestigious Golden Paw award
11/02/05 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center receives $275,000 grant
10/20/05 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center to publicly unveil Shoe Project sculpture today
10/19/05 Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center to publicly unveil Shoe Project sculpture
10/19/05 Hillside Special Santas lines are open and ready
08/16/05 ‘Family Focus: From Fat to Fit: Growing Up, Not Out' to air August 23 on CBS 5
08/15/05 Schmidt named Hillside Children’s Center’s director of emergency services
08/10/05 Camp of Hillside Children’s Center to receive MOCHA Project Heart of MOCHA Award
08/10/05 Monroe County Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association raised $5,000 for Hillside Children’s Center
07/27/05 Crestwood Children’s Center to benefit from Buffalo Bills Training Camp event
07/25/05 “Final Verdict” Battle of the Bands event to benefit Hillside Children’s Center’s Livingston County Youth Court
07/11/05 Crestwood Children’s Center to benefit from Buffalo Bills Training Camp event
06/23/05 'Today's Family: Celebrating Today’s Family' to air June 29 on WROC News 8 Now
06/02/05 Crestwood Children’s Center to benefit tomorrow through Deloitte and Touche’s IMPACT Day 
05/16/05 Snell Farm Children’s Center affiliation with Hillside Family of Agencies made final
05/12/05 Lewter named leader of Hillside Children’s Center’s Varick campus
05/09/05 Hillside Children's Center to benefit from 2005 JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
04/28/05 Boyer of Hillside Children’s Center Awarded the Juvenile Detention Association’s 2005 Anthony J. Cuccurullo Award
04/21/05 Hernandez of Hillside Children’s Center named Juvenile Detention Association’s Non-Secure Detention Worker of the Year
04/11/05 Homers for Hillside welcomes New York Heart Center sponsorship
04/08/05 Emmy awarded to locally produced television program
03/14/05 Burke named Hillside Children’s Center NiGLOW Waiver manager/mentor
02/28/05 Gullo named learning coach at Hillside Family of Agencies 
02/22/05 Wester named associate leader of Hillside Children’s Center’s Western Region services
02/07/05 O’Connor named director of nursing/health care leader at Hillside Children’s Center
02/04/05 Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection and Wegmans Food Markets host Youth Career Day
01/31/05 Ruffino named Single Point of Access coordinator
01/26/05 Schmidt named unit leader for Hillside Children’s Center’s emergency services 
01/19/05 Sherman named leader of Hillside Children's Center's Western Region services

2004

12/20/04 Ward named assistant nurse manager for Hillside Children’s Center’s residential services
12/16/04 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Auburn donates 47 quilts to Hillside Children’s Center
12/14/04 Hillside Special Santas calls for last-minute help
12/08/04 Hillside Special Santas calls for 1,200 new portable CD players
12/08/04 Duchess Restaurant collects much-needed holiday gifts for Hillside Special Santas
12/06/04 Kinzie-Middleton of Hillside Children’s Center honored as one of “Forty Under 40”
12/01/04 Hillside Special Santas headquarters now open to receive gifts
11/19/04 Hillside Special Santas partners with Canandaigua National Bank and Trust
11/10/04 Foody named residential treatment facility clinical psychologist/clinical mentor
11/10/04 Calling high school, college students for Hillside Special Santas support
11/02/04 Ayers named unit manager of residential treatment center at Hillside Children’s Center
10/26/04 Donors and Assemblywoman Susan John made renovation project possible
10/26/04 Hillside Special Santas seeks corporate and community group support
10/20/04 Hillside Children’s Center’s Basic Center Program awarded federal grant
10/20/04 Adler named clinical director at Snell Farm Children’s Center
10/19/04 Hillside Special Santas lines are open and ready
10/15/04 Reception celebrated Karen Sylvester’s appointment as executive director of Snell Farm Children’s Center
10/08/04 Hillside Children’s Center’s Youth Drop-In Center celebrates federal grants with open house tomorrow
10/05/04 Hillside Children’s Center’s Youth Drop-In Center to hold open house to celebrate recent federal grants
09/15/04 Homers for Hillside sponsors contribute $13,888 to Hillside Family of Agencies
09/14/04 Camp of Hillside Children’s Center to receive 2004 Chuck Cuminale Youth Advocate Award
09/09/04 Roman of Hillside Children’s Foundation nominated for "Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities”
09/08/04 Photographer donates experience and materials to Hillside Family of Agencies camp
09/01/04 Zeller golf outing raised $10,000 for Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection
08/26/04 University of Rochester provides awards to Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection graduates
07/27/04 Crestwood Children’s Center to benefit from 10th annual Harley Dice Run
07/23/04 Hillside Believe in Kids Classic golf tournament raised over $88,000
07/15/04 Hillside Family of Agencies and Monroe #1 BOCES co-host five-day grantsmanship training program
07/15/04 Schor named service development manager at Hillside Family of Agencies
06/24/04 Local sponsors support Hillside Children's Center Finger Lakes Campus fifth annual prom
06/23/04 Assemblyperson Susan John secures $50,000 for Crestwood Children’s Center
06/23/04
06/18/04 Senator Robach secures $30,000 for Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection
06/16/04 Senator Robach secures $30,000 for Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection
06/10/04 'Today's Family: Escaping the Fat Trap' to air June 15 on WROC News 8 Now
06/03/04
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01/14/04

2003

12/16/03
12/10/03
12/10/03
12/10/03
12/08/03
12/05/03 'Today's Family: The New ABC’s of Sexuality' to air December 10 on WROC-TV News 8 Now
12/03/03 Hillside Special Santas headquarters now open to receive gifts
11/25/03
11/18/03
11/18/03 Hillside Family of Agencies’ employees awarded by New York State Coalition for Children’s Mental Health Services
11/12/03 The MONY Foundation and Italian American Community Center donate toHillside Children’s Center
11/11/03 Calling high school, college students for Hillside Special Santas support
11/06/03
10/28/03 Hillside Special Santas seeks community group support
10/20/03 Hillside Family of Agencies is recipient of GEM vehicles from DaimlerChrysler
10/20/03 Hillside Special Santas lines are open and ready
10/07/03 Hillside Children’s Center to host Donovan of band Rusted Root for drum workshop
09/30/03 Gantt of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection receives "Distinguished Leadership Award"
09/24/03
09/24/03 WROC hosts Crestwood Children’s Center at "Dragon Tales Live" "meet and greet"
09/19/03
09/16/03
09/16/03
09/16/03
09/12/03

Homers for Hillside sponsors contribute $5,512 to Hillside Children’s Center
09/05/03
09/05/03
09/03/03

Lauri Van Hise appointed as vice president of Crestwood and Hillside Children’s Foundations
07/30/03

Crestwood Children's Center, Hillside Children's Center to come abloom with butterflies
07/25/03

Hillside Children's Center Finger Lakes Campus celebrates 10-year anniversary Sunday
07/02/03

"Today's Family" program wins New York State Broadcasters Association honors
06/26/03

Hillside Children's Center's Finger Lakes Campus to celebrate 10 years of operations
06/18/03

Hillside annual report wins top honors from Rochester PRSA
06/04/03

'Today's Family: Stressed for Success' to air June 10 on WROC-TV Channel 8
06/04/03

Crestwood Golf Classic tees off Monday
06/03/03

Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection video earns international honors
06/02/03

Birkmeyer receives Hillside Annual Staff Service Award

05/16/03 Crestwood Golf Classic to be hosted by CNN anchor Leon Harris
05/16/03 Hillside seeks spring flowers, volunteers for 'Friends and Flowers' event
05/08/03 Hillside Family of Agencies to combine 'Friends and Flowers'
03/28/03 Homers for Hillside swings into its third year
12/10/02 Hillside Special Santas are standing by to receive much-needed gifts

2002

12/04/02 Hillside Special Santas headquarters are now open to receive gifts
12/03/02 Crestwood Children's Center appoints new medical director
11/27/02 Liverpool man to head Hillside Children's Center's Central Region
11/26/02 'Strung Out: Kids at a Crossroad' premieres December 10 on WROC News 8 Now
11/04/02 Crestwood Children's Center ready to 'make spirits bright' this holiday season
10/30/02

Hillside Special Santas seek community group support
10/01/02

Hillside social worker earns Office of Mental Health Excellence Award
09/23/02 Community invited to plant flowers at Hillside, Crestwood Children's Centers
09/19/02 Hillside's new Horton Family Center dedicated
09/11/02 Hillside Children’s Center gets a day at the carnival, with the help of U of R students, alumni
09/04/02 Hike for a cause, Hike for Hillside Fundraiser to support local children and families in crisis (Western)
09/04/02
08/26/02

Hillside Children’s Center receives $413 from Cheshire AV Barbecue
08/14/02

Crestwood Children’s Center receives $3,428 from Harley Dice Run
08/14/02
08/08/02

Hillside receives $4,500 from Monroe County Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association Golf Tournament
07/10/02

Gala raises $100,000 for Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection

07/10/02

Homers for Hillside initiative to hold baseball clinic for foster children
06/06/02

"Today's Family: Fearing the One You Love" premieres Friday, June 14 on News 8 Now
06/03/02

"Hillside Family Forum" radio show moves to WARM 101.3 FM

05/17/02

05/16/02
04/29/02
04/11/02

Doan gives used car to Hillside parent
04/01/02

MEDIA ALERT Homers for Hillside swings into its second year
03/29/02

Homers for Hillside swings into its second year
03/28/02

2002 Crestwood Golf Classic with James Lofton and Friends announces celebrity participants
03/26/02

Hillside Children's Center students, staff collect pennies for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
03/25/02

To be included in the Community Calendar:
03/25/02

Hillside students donate freezer to First Love Ministries Food Pantry
03/22/02

To be included in the RBJ Charity Golf Listing:
03/06/02

2002 Crestwood Golf Classic with James Lofton and Friends seeks participants
01/08/02

2001