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Ari and his bike
Ari Lopez, Family Partner for Children's Friend and Family Services, a Division of JRI, rides his bike approximately 26 miles per day to connect with children and families.
“As a family partner, I don’t have all the answers, but I believe in the power of trying to figure things out together,” he says.
“Nobody needs to be perfect, we just need to work with what we have and that is more than enough to produce a positive change.”
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The Wounded Healer
Helping the healer when their work unearths old symptoms of trauma
Adam Edwards cares about the caregivers.
As Justice Resource Institute’s Training and Instructional Design Specialist, he supports JRI staff as they care for some of the over 10,000 children and adults who are clients of the more than 120 programs JRI operates in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Support those who open their homes to children in need.
Bob Costa knows there are people he can call, day or night, when a child is in trouble.
Harm Reduction Provides Compassionate Care
It’s easy to find Caroline Dunlap and the Harm Reduction team at JRI’s Program RISE. They’re the ones wearing backpacks while meeting people in downtown Framingham, dispensing care and concern, along with vital supplies, to the region’s active drug users.
JRI and William James College prepare the social services workforce of the future
Justice Resource Institute (JRI) has teamed up with William James College, New England’s largest school of psychology, to create an innovative degree completion program for JRI staff.
Trot On uses equine therapy to treat traumatized children
For a child who has suffered long-term trauma from abuse or neglect, the world doesn’t feel like a safe place. And children who suffer from such complex trauma often face challenges when it comes to forming relationships with others, acting out with anger or suffering silently from depression.
New leaders named for Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County
The Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County, which has helped more than 7,000 children who have suffered sexual abuse or neglect since its founding in 2007, is under new leadership.
The CAC, a program operated by Justice Resource Institute and which receives more than 700 referrals annually, is being led by co-directors Cathy Rutkowski and Lara Stone.
