Side by Side

08/27/2026

Tickets on sale now for Side by Side’s Big Game Night!

Bring your friends, family and favorite games and get ready for an evening of fun-spirited entertainment and prizes. The evening will include BYOGame time, a BBQ buffet-style dinner and a live game show hosted by The Big Game Show!

Join us Saturday, October 3 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at the Stone Ridge Event Center for a family-friendly, accessibility-forward evening of BBQ, games and world-class entertainment.�

Inspired by our clubhouse’s monthly Game Night, this event features:�
🧩 A live game show experience from The Big Game Show
🧩 BBQ buffet-style dinner
🧩 A bring-your-own games area
🧩 Prizes, laughter, and community�

Inspired by our Clubhouse’s monthly game nights, this special night is hosted by Side by Side participants - men and women rebuilding their lives after brain injury - alongside their families, neighbors, and supporters from across the community. Brain and spinal cord injury survivors are enthusiastically invited—caregivers are required and encouraged to join the fun. �

Tickets: $25 per adult. $10 for Side by Side members and caregivers. $10 for children 6 and up. Free for kids 5 and under.�

Get your tickets now! https://www.sidebysideclubhouse.org/gamenight

Thank you to our sponsors: Hansford McDaniel - Workers' Compensation Attorneys, Kunnatha Injury Lawyers, The Law Office of Elizabeth Sullivan, Slappey & Sadd LLC and Stone Ridge Event Center

08/20/2026

08/18/2026

📣 We’re hiring!

We're looking for a Development & Marketing Manager to join our member-led community helping brain injury survivors rebuild community, purpose, and hope.

This full-time, hybrid role manages day-to-day operations of our fundraising and communications efforts, supporting donor stewardship, annual giving, grants, marketing and communications, database management, and fundraising events.

If you’re compassionate, organized, and driven to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more and apply by September 12, 2026: https://app.workforgood.org/candidate/listings/741f0d3c-8791-4559-9cf6-439ce93d665b

Salary: $75-80k

08/14/2026

It’s time to pull out the games, shuffle the cards, and let the fun begin!

There’s something special about Game Night at Side by Side Clubhouse. The dining room fills with excitement, laughter, friendly competition (especially at the dominos table!), and people gathered around the table enjoying time together.

It’s a simple tradition with a big impact — bringing people together and building community, one game at a time.

Thank you, Karen Jackson and family, for sponsoring August game night and helping create another night of fun and connection possible!

Interested in sponsoring a monthly Game Night? Contact Laura Pettit at [email protected] or call the Clubhouse at (770) 469-9355.

08/11/2026

📣 We’re hiring!

We're looking for a Program Coordinator – Kitchen Unit to join our member-led community helping brain injury survivors rebuild community, purpose, and hope.

This full-time, in-person role leads our Kitchen Unit, facilitating daily programming, menu planning, and creating meaningful opportunities that foster member ownership, engagement, and skill development.

If you’re compassionate, organized, and driven to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more and apply by September 10, 2026: https://app.workforgood.org/candidate/listings/4f064697-2689-4f7a-adf9-7bc4db20524a

Salary: $50k

08/06/2026

Behind the scenes as we get ready for the 2026 International Brain Injury Clubhouse Alliance (IBICA) Conference!

Members and staff have been hard at work preparing presentations that showcase the creativity, collaboration and strengths of our Clubhouse community. This year's conference theme, Members Making Meaningful Work, couldn't be more fitting.

We're proud to be sharing ideas and experiences on Employment Ideas for Independent Micro-Businesses, Work Unit Strengths, and Relationship-Driven Fundraising, and learning from our fellow Alliance partner clubhouses.

Thank you International Brain Injury Clubhouse Alliance for organizing this conference and creating opportunities for us to learn, grow and connect. Shout out to New Start Brain Injury Community Center for hosting us in Worcester, MA this September!

08/03/2026

In July, Side by Side supported 44 men and women in finding community, purpose and hope after brain injury.

💙 353 service days
💚 116 hours spent volunteering in the community and rebuilding life skills
💙 18 self-determined goals achieved
💚 204 therapeutic groups attended

After a brain injury people often wonder, “What’s next for me?” Rebuilding a life after brain injury takes time, patience and community.

If you or someone you know is looking for a place to rebuild confidence, connection and hope, Side by Side is here to help.

07/31/2026

“My favorite task is making birthday cards. Every member that comes through the program gets a birthday card, we’re still reaching out even after they leave. It’s a reminder of the time you came to the Clubhouse to get healing and we remember you. Being a member, you look forward to receiving a birthday card from the Clubhouse on your birthday. I like doing it. I’ve been here since the beginning and I like reaching out to members so they know we’re still thinking about them.”

–Member Richie, Business Unit

In our kitchen, business, or maintenance unit teams, our members prepare food, beautify our shared space, and guide the operations of our vital nonprofit organization.

Every job is an act of service, every act of service is a chance for greatness.

07/29/2026

Bragging rights secured! Congratulations to Michael, our Clubhouse FIFA World Cup Bracket Champion! 🏆⚽

There's something about sports that gets people talking. Celebrating the big wins, mourning the losses, and sharing the anticipation of the season. "Did you catch the game last night?" simply has a way of bringing people together.

Shoutout to our incredible volunteer Steve who took that everyday camaraderie and turned it into something even more fun by organizing sports brackets for our entire Clubhouse to participate in. Thank you Steve for creating another opportunity for connection, laughter and community - and for having the best prizes!

Get your football predictions ready!

07/24/2026

The gardeners at the Clubhouse took on a new challenge this year: watermelons! 🍉

Growth doesn’t happen overnight. Like any new skill, it takes nurturing, consistency, and patience. Through steady care and a commitment to keep showing up, members of the Maintenance Unit harvested their very first watermelon from the melon patch and it was delicious!

The garden continues to remind us that when we care for ourselves, support one another, and stay committed, good things have the chance to take root.