Children’s Friend and Family Services, a division of JRI providing children’s mental health, youth mentoring, teen parenting and juvenile court services to families north of Boston, is celebrating its 180th anniversary this May.  To celebrate its anniversary and Children’s Mental Health Week (May 3-9), Children’s Friend will be hosting the following special local events:

JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has named Matt George to the position of Director of Residential Budgets and Fiscal Reporting.   In this new role, George will be responsible for JRI’s external reporting as well as budget support for residential programs operated by the agency.

Congratulations to Cameron Smith for receiving the 2017 Volunteer Of The Year award from JRI.  Cameron has been a volunteer with Children's Friend and Family Services, a division of JRI, for over five years.

Congratulations to Jasmin Choi for receiving JRI's Intern Of The Year award!

The Standard Times recently published an article featuring JRI foster parents. The article explains the need for foster parents in southeastern Massachusetts, which "is another affect of our opioid epidemic", according to Rob Costa, program director for our Comprehensive Foster Care program.

JRI Health, a division of JRI that provides services to LGBTQ+ youth as well as people living with HIV and AIDS, today announced it has been awarded a five-year, $1.75 million CDC grant to expand HIV prevention services in Boston and Lowell. JRI Health’s Hook Up to Health initiative was developed to reduce the health disparities among gay young men and transgender women of color.

JRI, a nonprofit provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has appointed Edward M. Powell as executive director of JRI’s STRIVE Boston program. Powell will continue to serve as JRI’s Vice President for Community Engagement.

The Brockton Enterprise recently published an article about the need for foster parents in southeastern Massachusetts.

“A tremendous demand for foster care, particularly in Southeastern Massachusetts, is another effect of our opioid epidemic here,” Robert Costa, the program director for JRI’s Comprehensive Foster Care program, said in a statement. “Many of the children that come to us have been traumatized at a young age and are in dire need of a loving support system to help them cope and heal.”

JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, has named Dave Dorvilier Program Director of YouthHarbors.  The YouthHarbors program partners with local schools to provide homeless and unaccompanied high school students with support in the areas of housing, education, employment, health and independent living skill development so that each can focus on his or her education, rather than survival.

JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, has appointed Patti Maguire, of Arlington, as senior vice president.