Julie's Family Learning Program

In Their Own Words.

What the mothers in our program say about Julie’s:

"Without Julie’s Family Learning Program I would not be able to attend school or work. I would be lost without the help of the people in the program."

"Coming to Julie’s made me feel like I am capable, and I am willing to do what I need for my future as well as my children’s future."

"I came to JFLP to break the cycle of illiteracy in my family and also the cycle of poverty and drug abuse. Without JFLP… I would be back on drugs, homeless, and I would not have custody of my children."

"I would not be five years clean from drugs and alcohol without Julie’s support. I would have no life skills, no parenting skills, and no self-esteem."

Without JFLP, I would not have learned that ability to speak up for the rights of myself and my family, understand the challenges that come with raising a child to become a productive member of society, or even have the capacity to develop the social and economic skills that I have today."

"Many families would fall into the cracks of the system without this amazing program."

We are so grateful to everyone who made a donation to our annual event on December 2, 2010, at Florian Hall.

Bob Monahan, Sister Jean Sullivan, SND, Ken Dyer, President of Liberty Bay Credit Union, and Louise Kearns, SND, share a moment after awarding Julie's 2010 Angel Award to Liberty Bay Credit Union.

Patrick Fitzpatrick and Jen Drudi join in the celebration with some of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Five Julie’s Moms Win Top National Literary Prizes

Award winner Five mothers from Julie’s recently won top literary awards from an international writing competition held by WE LEARN, a national literacy organization. We are proud to announce that 12 of the 14 women who submitted stories were also published in the magazine Women's Perspectives. Read more

Lt. Governor Murray and Liz Curtis visit Julie’s

Murray Group shot

Pictured above with our Executive Team are Liz Curtis, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, and Julie's Board Chair Theresa Finn Dever

Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray and Liz Curtis, Executive Director of the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness visited Julie’s.

They heard first hand from our mothers about their challenges, successes, hopes and dreams – and the unconditional support and love they get from the staff and the community of mothers.

Celebrating our 36th Anniversary!

On December 2nd, over 200 friends and supporters of Julie’s gathered at Florian Hall in Dorchester to celebrate our 37th year as an organization. On display were 27 silent auction items and 31 custom made baskets for our raffle. The evening was capped off with the presentation of our coveted Angel Award. This year’s award was presented to Liberty Bay Credit Union.
Pictured above: Ken Dyer with staff and board members of Liberty Bay Credit Union as they accept Julie's 2010 Angel Award.

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