JRI, a provider of trauma-informed care to children and families in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, today announced that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has found all nine JRI schools to be in full compliance with the requirements that it has established, as part of a recent review that DESE conducted.

Granite Academy, a Braintree-based day school for middle and high school students who have emotional issues that complicate their learning, today announced it has merged with JRI.  The merger gives JRI the opportunity to expand its existing day school programs while offering Granite Academy the support needed to continue providing its students with the best educational outcomes.

The Boston Globe recently published this article about JRI's Little Heroes Home for children ages 5 through 11.

Little Heroes Home is a group home, funded by the state’s Department of Children and Families, whose goal is to turn traumatic childhoods into bright futures.

JRI employs over 2,800 employees who are recognized for their outstanding professional skills, compassion and community leadership. JRI recognizes that knowledgeable, well-skilled staff are essential to the high-quality programs and ensuring effective client outcomes. JRI values staff as a critical resource through compensation packages and career development that includes new benefit offerings, ongoing growth opportunities, leadership development, and training access, including field-based knowledge and nationally-recognized expertise.

JRI offers a variety of one-time and ongoing opportunities for volunteers to work in their community. Our volunteers may read to children in a homeless shelter, mentor teens, provide clerical help, repair and paint our facilities, interpret, facilitate workshops or assist elders.

Volunteers are invited and encouraged to take advantage of our extensive staff training. We are all here to learn and grow!

The Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI is dedicated to creating body-first models of care for survivors of complex trauma. We recognize that complex trauma is both interpersonal and systemic and that quality care models require attention to both dynamics. In the course of developing our programs, we commit to a continuous process of learning through actively engaging in relationships with survivors of complex trauma, practitioners and community leaders from wide-ranging perspectives in order to inform our work and our growth as an organization.  

Meredith began her career at JRI in 2005 as a clinician and since then has held various clinical and program leadership positions including her most recent position leading QM for Massachusetts congregate care. Meredith has a bachelors degree from Providence College, a Masters degree from Rhode Island College and is an independently licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). 

Robert joined JRI in 1997 and since this time, he performed in escalating leadership capacities across an array of congregate treatment models. Robert’s role changed in 2018 when he was promoted into the organizational-wide position of Vice President of Operations in which he currently works closely with the JRI senior executive team in developing, holding, and supporting numerous organizational systems and operations. Robert also continues to directly oversee a diverse portfolio of programs and divisions.