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An Intern’s Reflection “One Year From Today, When I Think of GJP, I’ll Most Remember…”

August 20, 2012 in Intern Stories

…the people.  The staff and employees at GJP compose an eclectic group, but you can really tell that everyone respects one another and are committed to supporting each other in the shared work of the organization.  Even though I came later in the program, everyone was warm and helpful.  The other interns were also amazing, and I learned a lot in my first few weeks by watching how each of them interacted with clients and engaged the people they worked … read more An Intern’s Reflection “One Year From Today, When I Think of GJP, I’ll Most Remember…”→

An Intern’s Reflection: “One year from today, when I think about GJP, I’ll most remember…”

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

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

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”

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”→