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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...
Meredith Shaw
Jan 212 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...
Meredith Shaw
Jan 22 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...
Meredith Shaw
Oct 18, 20242 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...
Meredith Shaw
Aug 31, 20243 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...
Meredith Shaw
Aug 9, 20245 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...
Meredith Shaw
Jul 29, 20244 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,...
Meredith Shaw
Jul 8, 20241 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...
Meredith Shaw
Mar 20, 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...
Meredith Shaw
Mar 9, 20243 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,...
Bonnie Thornborough
Feb 21, 20244 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...
Meredith Shaw
Feb 10, 20242 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...
Meredith Shaw
Jan 11, 20241 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...
Bonnie Thornborough
Dec 13, 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...
Meredith Shaw
Dec 7, 20234 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...
Meredith Shaw
Jul 18, 20233 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...
Meredith Shaw
Jul 18, 20234 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...
Meredith Shaw
Jul 7, 20233 min read


3 Masco Grads Awarded TTC Youth Scholarships
Tri-Town Council (TTC) is honored to announce the 2023 Tri-Town Council Youth Scholarship award recipients. Annually, TTC’s board and...
Meredith Shaw
Jun 23, 20233 min read


How Can Parents and Caring Adults Support LGBTQ+ Youth?
written by Masconomet's High School GSA We are Masconomet’s Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)—members of and allies to the LGBTQ+...
Meredith Shaw
Jun 14, 20233 min read


Seventh-Grader's Projects (and Cute Hedgehogs) Help Promote Why We Play
“One of the best things about play is that you get to choose what you want to do.” For Masconomet seventh-grader Rose Leon this freedom...
Bonnie Thornborough
Jun 13, 20237 min read
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