Discovering Hidden Gems

12/24/2025

“Merry Whatever.
From our wonderfully imperfect, loud, joyful, community-filled hearts to yours" 💚🎄
”

12/09/2025

This week, our community is gathering in different ways to honor our bright light, Nathalya:

✨ Sunday Vigil 12/14 1pm @ Interfaith in Framingham
✨ Thursday 6–8pm: Holding Space in Community at Gems @ The Arts
✨ Memorial hosted by Pelham Life Long Learning Center — held with family, love and intention

There is no “this or that” when it comes to grief.
We show up wherever love calls us.
Holding her family, friends, and our whole community close. 🤍

12/06/2025

Our community is shattered by the loss of our beautiful Nathalya, a bright light who led with so much love and lifted every young person she touched. Her creativity, her joy, and her heart transformed this community in ways we will feel forever.

There are people who walk into a space and change everything
she was one of them.

Forever our bright light.
Forever family.
Forever part of this community’s heartbeat. 💛

We also hold her mom in our hearts as they both transition, and we wrap her sisters and dad in love. If you’re able, please support her family through this unimaginable time: https://gofund.me/c6f4ab1eb

12/06/2025

https://gofund.me/c6f4ab1eb

These amazing young people worked all summer-every single day through rain and beating sun to bring activities, resources and fun to the children and families of the Arlington Gordon Street Park neighborhood as part of the Summer Enrichment program. Thank Disvovering Hidden Gems, Voices of the Community, Framingham Public Library Bookmobile, A Place to Turn, YMCA and community partners for showing up, listening to and serving the community. Thank you Senate President Karen E. Spilka and Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis for officially recognizing these next generation leaders for their efforts. Thank you families for raising such wonderful role models! MWNN is proud to have supported their work but even prouder of the example they set for everyone as compassionate and passionate advocates for equity and justice.

08/16/2025

One of our Gems 💎

✨ Saturday Smile NVP Drop! ✨

Introducing Carlos, nominated by Liz Garrigan-Byerly🎉
We all know the best players make their teammates shine—Carlos is that kind of leader. 🌟

A proud Framingham High School graduate (Class of 2025 🎓), Carlos is a role model for the youth at Gem@TheArts. His energy, passion, and commitment to community are absolutely infectious—leaving a lasting impact not only on the youth he mentors, but on the entire Framingham community. 💙


Amazing Things Art Center - atac

08/06/2025

07/29/2025

There’s so much love in this community.
Every day, we show up—with care, with joy, and with pride in the place we call home.

It can be easy to make assumptions from the outside. But if you’ve ever spent time here, you know the truth: this is a place full of heart, hope, and people who take care of one another.

Let’s keep building on what’s beautiful.