Foster care is a large, complex system. It is important to remember that individual lives and stories make up foster care. Please take a moment to hear Jazzlynn's story, one of the many Faces of Foster Care.
Jazzlynn, or "Jazzy" for short, is 15 years old. She's been in and out of foster care for the majority of her life. She doesn't remember all of the schools she's been to or the names of the
Elijah is six years old. His birthday was last month and he had a Pokemon themed party. Not many kids went, but it was still fun. He’s going to dress up as Flying Charmander for Halloween. Elijah can tell you all about Pokemon and every character. He loves to play the online games and has every book he can find about them. He watches the cartoons every chance he gets.
Elijah has lived with the
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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.
