Family Networks is the Lead Agency for the Department of Children and Families. Lead agency staff work closely with DCF and families to identify, secure and monitor services for children and families. We serve Brockton, Taunton and Cape Cod & the Islands areas.
Ann Schuler (left), JRI director of special projects, and Mia DeMarco, chief operating officer of JRI and founder of Hope for All Seasons
Tara Sagor, Director of Training and Trauma Response at JRI, was featured in this Boston Globe article where she explains why personal recognition is so important.
Justice Resource Institute has opened an office for its Community-Based Services programs at Howland Place, 651 Orchard St.
JRI is excited to announce that several members of our staff have been awarded scholarships to undertake studies for their master’s degrees at Massachusetts colleges and universities.
Jenese Brownhill, Program Director of the SMART Team at JRI, is featured in this article in Social Work Today about how social workers are reemerging in the Juvenile Justice system as it shifts from a punitive to a protective approach.
Thank you Camp InSPURation! Kids between the ages of 12 and 16 at Camp InSPURation built an 8 foot by 10 foot play house for Children's Friend and Family Services, a division of JRI. The house was delivered to CFFS in Salem on Friday.
Here are a few quotes from the kids who helped build the playhouse:
“It wasn’t too difficult. When you break it down into little steps, the little steps are easy.”
“It took a while, but when you do one thing at a time it all comes together.”
FALL RIVER, MA — The Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County, a program of Justice Resource Institute, has received a $250,000 grant from the Bristol County Savings Bank to help create a new agency site to carry out their mission.
Michelle Loranger, Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County wrote this op-ed about why earmarks sometimes make sense. Read the full article in Commonwealth Magazine on earmarks for the Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County.
JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has named Clinton resident Kerry-Ann Williams, M.D. to the position of medical director of children’s residential programming in Massachusetts.
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Rachel has been a part of the JRI team since January, 2000. For over 20 years, Rachel has been working in the field of human services assisting families with accessing and navigating services. Rachel received her Bachelors degree in psychology and Masters Degree in Public Administration from Bridgewater State University. She was promoted in July 2005 to Family Networks Program Director where she closely worked with the Department of Children Families for 10 years ensuring that children and families received the highest quality of individualized services ranging from community based through residential care. Rachel is very dedicated to helping the individuals she works with and is committed to improving the lives of children and families. Rachel’s passion for creative service programming inspires her in her role as JRI Service Navigator.
