Beaverbrook STEP, Inc.

05/01/2026

Repeating this important message on the last day of Autism Acceptance Month (even though we wish it was promoted was all year long) as it’s an opportunity to amplify the importance of us all deepening our understanding of this complex disorder.

Consider this helpful visualization for describing Autism Spectrum that we found being shared around the internet. Think of it not as linear but as a pie with sliders for each part. and that each diagnosis can look different. Most important, each pie represents a unique person welcomed and loved in our community/world! 💖

04/29/2026

Gratitude to Belmont Media Center for their amazing post highlighting our friendly and hardworking individuals welcoming community members to Gifts and Thrifts at Peppermint Place!! Loving the impressive community spirit at the store and in the neighborhood, but especially enjoying the wonderful smiles that are in abundance! 🙂😎😊

04/23/2026

As we pause this week to honor and amplify Earth Day, may literal and figurative sunshine remind us of the inherent beauty of our planet Earth and the many gifts we receive from nature. What is your favorite activity to do outside? What inspiring sight have you recently seen in nature? 🌎🌍🌏🌞💛

04/17/2026

We proudly amplify and promote that April is “World Autism Acceptance Month” as we join neighbors around the globe taking intentional time to focus on fostering inclusion, breaking stigmas, and supporting autistic individuals. The 2026 campaign emphasizes moving from awareness to acceptance while strengthening advocacy for neurodiverse environments in education, workplaces, and daily life. Please join us.

04/10/2026

We invited our wonderful followers on social media last week to vote for Beaverbrook STEP for a Watertown Savings Bank “Customer Choice Award” and we heard that the deadline has been extended to this Sunday night, so PLEASE vote for us if you haven’t yet! 🙏🤞💛

The local charitable organization with the most qualified votes submitted will be awarded a $15,000.00 donation. All remaining donations will be awarded to local charitable organizations in proportion to the number of votes submitted in amount(s) to be determined at the sole discretion of the Bank.

Don’t miss your chance to vote for us (Beaverbrook STEP) for a Customer Choice Award. You only have a few more days to cast your vote, so be sure to participate and encourage your friends, neighbors, and family to do the same!

Vote: watertownsavings.com/vote

What can you do?
1 VOTE! As a WSB customer, your vote will count twice per entry, whereas a non‑WSB customer’s vote will count once per entry. (Please do not vote more than once.)�
2 Spread the word! Tell your friends, family, and neighbors to vote! All votes—from customers and non‑customers—matter and add up.�
3 Stay tuned! The winners will be announced in May 2026.

DETAILS:
• They invite local residents–WSB customers and non-customers–to vote for a local non-profit organization of their choice.
• WSB customers' votes will count twice per entry; Non-WSB customers' votes will count once per entry. The Bank may use the submitted information to validate whether a participant is a WSB customer.
• One vote submission per participant.
• The Voting Deadline has been extended to Sunday, April 12th, 2026, 11:59pm ET.

04/05/2026

Happy Easter blessings to all of our friends and neighbors who celebrate!
🌷💗

If Easter teaches us anything,
in a world that includes dusk, dawn, and every color in between
reminds us —

Maybe the miracle is this:
God’s creation has always been wider, deeper, and more beautiful than we were told.

And to every person reading this — you are part of that beauty.
💛💐
You are loved.
You are seen.
And you belong.
— exactly as you are.
💖

04/01/2026

To our friends and neighbors who begin celebrations tonight, we send our best wishes for a kosher, peaceful, and joyous Passover week.

For those unfamiliar with this Jewish holiday, Passover celebrates the Exodus when the Israelites fled to freedom from their enslavement in Egypt.

03/29/2026

Here is a super easy way to help support our work! Please consider voting for us as Watertown Savings Bank is again offering support to community organizations through their Customer Choice Award program.

Please find more info, voting instructions and where to write in "Beaverbrook STEP" here: https://watertownsavings.com/community/customer-choice-awards

WSB will award a total of $100,000 to local non-profits that do so much for our communities.

TOP PRIZE: $15,000

SECOND PRIZE: $10,000

THIRD PRIZE: $7,500

Any person can vote once for their local non-profit organization of choice. You do not need to be a WSB customer to cast your vote.

The deadline for voting is April 5th, 2026 - but, please cast your vote for Beaverbrook STEP today! Thank you for your consideration to vote for us!!

03/26/2026

Amplifying the important news that Governor Maura Healey proclaimed March “Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month” in Massachusetts! Let’s spread the news so it shows up on many more social media threads. Read more details from the The Arc of Massachusetts below, and please keep up the much needed awareness building, active support, and intentional advocacy!

Through advocacy, programs that promote inclusion, and engaging the community, The Arc creates tangible changes in the community and in the lives of people with disabilities.

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from our Community Advocates Board! 🍀💚 if they were leprechauns, their wishes for all self-advocates would be: a lot of money $$$, a friend because friendship is priceless, open hearts and open arms, love and peace, a joyful fun day, a pot of gold, free hugs, a beer to drink on the beach in bikinis, a fist bump welcome, and a hotel resort that includes massage and a spa. And for all Beaverbrook staff, an all expenses paid trip to Ireland. What do you wish for all of our self-advocates?

03/12/2026

Check out this perfect way to do something beautiful with any leftover holiday gifts and spring cleaning treasures that you didn’t use but someone else would love! 🍀💐💖

Spring cleaning? Looking for a place to donate your unwanted items? We would happily take them off your hands. See below for a list of items we accept. Drop off your donations at our Donation Center, located at 78 Trapelo Rd in Belmont; between the hours of 9 am-3 pm Mondays-Fridays.

03/08/2026

Today, we proudly highlight International Women’s Day celebrating the achievements of women while also raises awareness about gender equality and women’s rights. We are so grateful to the many women that are a vital part of our organization and that support us in any way.

International Women's Day (annually on March 8) can and should highlight the achievements of women with disabilities while addressing the "double discrimination" of gender-based violence, economic inequality, and social exclusion they face. We join with activists promoting a more inclusive feminist movement that recognizes disability as part of human diversity. With an inclusion focus, may we also use this day to push for economic empowerment, accessibility, and rights for women and girls with disabilities.