She hoists her backpack on her shoulder and scans the room. Is anything left in a drawer? Beside the bed? Did she leave her toothbrush in the bathroom? It is barely morning, her brain hasn’t quite shaken the fog of restless sleep, but she can’t forget anything. She doesn’t know if she’ll be coming back.
Elisa gets into the gray sedan parked in the driveway, the headlights making ghosts in the shadows of the early
On Friday, she will get the keys to her first apartment.
She will have all of the same butterflies as every young adult who has taken this step. She will walk up the freshly shoveled path to the front stoop. She will turn the key in the lock for the first time, swing open the door, and step into independence.
She is nineteen. Most of her peers are still at home or in dorms for
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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.
