Kareem Berry, who was formerly incarcerated, worked with STRIVE Boston's job readiness program and is now a full-time employee at Brigham & Women's Hospital.
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Melanie Burke, Division Director at JRI met Guy in 2012 when he moved into the Rediscovery Group home where he resided for two and a half years. In 2015 when he turned 22, he aged out of DCF care and he remained connected to both Rediscovery and Mell over the years. Mell was an approved permanency/lifelong connection when he transitioned out of care.
Guy came into care at 2 years old, resided in a myriad of placements and despite many struggles over the years always maintained his goal of serving his country.
JRI’s YOUnity program recently reinstated its partnership with the RAYS program in Gloucester, which is designed for kids who may have been successful at remote learning but who struggle with the return to school, “requiring a quieter environment to do school work.”
JRI was named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts for the Seventh Consecutive Year
Boston, Mass — Anyone interested in a career that is in high demand and pays well is invited to consider training as a central sterile processing (CSP) technician. Information sessions on free CSP technician training will be held online every Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. until March 15th, with the exception of December 28th.
The Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County in Fall River and the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at the Justice Resource Institute (JRI) offer services and opportunities to connect for youth survivors of abuse and trauma and their families. Both programs offer various programs to best suit each survivor's needs.
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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.
