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An Intern’s Reflection: “One year from today, when I think about GJP, I’ll most remember…”
Posted On August 10, 2012 in Intern Stories

One year from today, when I think about GJP, I’ll most remember that everyone at the office had a helping hand on where I am today. A year from now I will finally be a freshman in college. No matter where I get accepted or what school I decide to go to, I will always remember that GJP brought about my first “die-hard” supporters in the college decision process. I’m not saying that I don’t have a supportive family that’s … read more An Intern’s Reflection: “One year from today, when I think about GJP, I’ll most remember…”→

GJP Open House with BM&E Summer Interns
Posted On July 23, 2012 in Photo Gallery
An Intern’s Reflection “In Your Time at GJP Describe a Time When You Have Seen Desolation…Describe a Time When You Have Seen Isolation
Posted On July 16, 2012 in Intern Stories

Almost all of the clients and cases I have worked on or heard about involve a lot of both desolation and consolation. Sadly, the desolate times in clients’ lives seem to outnumber those where they find consolation. When we visited drug court, we saw a lot of people who were succeeding in the program, but many of them were grandparents and looking back on years (decades, sometimes) of being absent from their family members’ lives. One woman had been a … read more An Intern’s Reflection “In Your Time at GJP Describe a Time When You Have Seen Desolation…Describe a Time When You Have Seen Isolation→

An Intern’s Reflection “Describe An Experience You’ve Had With a GJP Client”
Posted On July 5, 2012 in Intern Stories

I got to spend about 20 minutes talking to a client who came in to fill out an application for Coming Home services. He was a former veteran, who was also disabled. He told me he was having to support his two children, and was having a very difficult time finding work. His disability was hindering –he had lost sight in his right eye –but was not so limiting to prevent him from holding a number of positions. He was … read more An Intern’s Reflection “Describe An Experience You’ve Had With a GJP Client”→

An Intern’s Reflection
Posted On June 20, 2012 in Intern Stories

“Last week the interns were shepherded to court with an opportunity to watch a plea hearing of one of GJP’s previous clients. This case was unique. Not only were the charges against the client severe but the case was closed almost five years ago when a jury handed down a guilty verdict. The case and the client, however, had a number of exceptional conditions that encouraged the judge to grant a new trial. The hearing impacted me in many ways. Not only was it was my first plea hearing but the client was my age. 

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