Supporting Multi-Need Families with Advocacy, Resources and Tenacity (SMART) Team, a youth services provider based at 34 Arborway in Jamaica Plain, has joined Justice Resource Institute (JRI), gaining the support of JRI’s broad array of trauma-informed services to better serve…
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JP Kids: JP nonprofit targets high-risk kids
The Friends of the Children-Boston is a Jamaica Plain-based chapter of a national organization that turns its attention to the children who need the most help. “We go into a high-risk community and build mentoring relationships with children,” said Friends-Boston…
JP Kids: JP’s Bottom Line gets kids through college
Bottom Line, an organization based at 500 Amory St., is helping low-income and first-generation students graduate from college in droves. It’s founded on the belief that students are more likely to succeed in their education when paired with a mentor…
JP Kids: Italian Home helps troubled children
The Italian Home for Children (IHC), located at 1125 Centre St. for 95 years, helps the kids other organizations can’t. The residential and day-time facility treats severely abused and neglected at-risk children aged 4 to 14. Children who cycle through…
JP Kids: Tips for natural baby goods
Parents looking for all-natural items for babies can find a one-stop shop at Hatched, located at 5 Green St. in central JP. Hatched owner Liz Vittori Koch recently gave the Gazette her top five product recommendations for new parents. First…
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JP-based site lets fans rate music fests
A Jamaica Plain Internet business called Obfessed has created an online platform that allows attendees of music festivals to rate their experience and have a voice, according to founder Daniel Swain. “Our goal from the beginning has been to give…
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New theater company opens in JP
Jamaica Plain theater enthusiasts are set to have a new option to go to as the Open Theatre Project (OTP) is hosting a series of events at St. John’s Episcopal Church, kicking off with the “Henry and Vanessa Unbound.” The…
Video store finds new home in Egleston Sq.
EGLESTON SQ.—New Video Underground owner Kevin Koppes has found a new home for JP’s video rental store at 3203 Washington St. in Egleston Square. The store’s new doors will open May 15. “We’re very much looking forward to a fresh…