Everyone deserves to belong.

We connect young adults with disabilities to college mentors, building friendships that change lives and communities.

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500+ Mentoring Hours Yearly
20+ College Campuses
100+ Lives Connected

Creating better communities through inclusion

Social connections are a basic human need. We help make them happen.

You're With Us! identifies, trains, and supports college students to be welcoming peers for young adults with disabilities. Together, mentors and mentees create a Positive Experience Design (PED) — a personalized plan to help each individual reach their goals.

We believe people with disabilities contribute to their communities in ways that have gone unrecognized. Our program changes that.

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"The friendships I've made have changed my life."

10 years of inclusion and impact

See the why, what, and how behind You're With Us! — and how college students are building stronger communities through inclusion.

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Real connections. Real change.

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500+ Hours

Our mentors complete hundreds of meaningful mentoring hours each year, building lasting relationships.

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20+ Campuses

Active partnerships across Massachusetts colleges and universities, welcoming participants into campus life.

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100+ Individuals

Young adults with disabilities connected with mentors and welcomed into communities as they are.

Support that changes lives

Register your young adult with a disability to join our campus-based mentorship program.

For Families

Get Support

Register your young adult with a disability to be matched with a trained college mentor. Together, they'll create meaningful experiences and work toward personal goals.

Register a Participant

Schools we work with

Partnerships

Trinity Solar will contribute $100 to You're With Us with every qualified appointment that is created through this program.

  • Raise $1,000 for You're With Us any time you or a fellow member goes solar with Trinity Solar.
  • Refer a Friend to earn $500 for You're With Us and $500 for yourself when someone referred outside of your organization goes solar with Trinity.

Join the YWU
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Turn your network into support for one-to-one mentor matches.

College mentors, teammates, and families: help young adults with different abilities build friendships across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Every gift supports mentor matching, training, and ongoing program support.

Create your page or make a donation through Network for Good.

Make it yours in three steps

  1. Create your page

    Register on Network for Good and set a personal fundraising goal.

  2. Tell your story

    Add a photo and share why You're With Us! matters to you.

  3. Bring your people

    Share with friends, family, and teammates. If you can, give $5 to get things started.

Squad incentives & fundraising tips

Celebrate your progress

  • Raise $150: YWU T-shirt
  • Raise $300: YWU bottle/shaker
  • Raise $500: YWU sweatshirt
  • Top fundraiser overall: $500 Visa card
  • Top fundraising team overall: $500 Visa card

Start small. Keep going.

Create your page in week one, invite teammates in week two, then reach out with personal texts and emails. Share updates and thank the people who support you.

Need a hand? Contact Joe Sharkey for help getting started.

Our first annual golf outing · 10 years of impact

Inclusion is a team sport.
Thank you for being on ours.

To every sponsor, donor, and golfer who joined our first annual golf outing: thank you. Your generosity helps You're With Us! create meaningful connections and more inclusive communities for people with disabilities.

Meet all our sponsors & auction donors

Inclusion Is a Team Sport

  • Alex Davis
  • Michael Arundel
  • Philip Neugebauer
  • Catherine Rottman
  • Jeff Schwartz
  • William Olin

You're With Us!

  • Michael Plansky
  • Jack Nicolas
  • LoContes
  • Marjoie Patkin
  • David Varsano

Tee Sponsors

  • PAVE
  • ICE Shaker
  • Kevin Jean
  • Patrick Shea
  • Mass Motors
  • Plansky Family
  • Sharkey Family
  • Edward Newman
  • Raffaele Marziale
  • Corey Stein Films
  • Elizabeth Paige Kach
  • Dr. Joseph Ducharme
  • Kelleher and Sadowski
  • Scott Brogran, Pimerica
  • John Toracinta, NOSOLO
  • Marion Street Auto Body
  • Colin Cooper/Milestone Mortgage
  • Gianna Pizzano / Leslie Ray Insurance
  • Spina Bifida Association of New England

With gratitude to our auction donors

  • Cretella and Plansky family
  • Matt George
  • David Pliner
  • Jason Butikofer, COO UConn Athletics
  • James Reidy
  • Mark Plansky
  • Michael Plansky
  • Michael B Plansky
  • Kristen Tagliamonte
  • Jeremy Hill, The Dream Job Network
  • Scott Brogan
  • Kathy Myers
  • Chad Buchanan, GM Indiana Pacers
  • Carol & Becca Yelle
  • Tim Difrancesco
  • John Giacoppe
  • Pam Lawlor
  • Chris Gronkowski
  • Eva Girolamo

You showed up for inclusion. We're grateful for every one of you.

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