Page 22 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022 Sheriff Coppinger, Congressman Moulton to announce new community-based corrections program Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger and U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton will be hosting a Grand Opening event on Monday, April 4, for a new community corrections program – Supporting Transitions And Reentry (STAR) – in Lawrence and Lynn aimed at keeping justice-involved individuals out of jail and on a path to a lifetime of success. Moulton was able to secure $850,000 in federal funds to help launch this program in Lawrence and Lynn. The offi ces are set to open next month and ready to serve 150 justice-involved individuals. The STAR program takes a holistic, community-based approach to help individuals achieve success, thereby reducing their risk of recidivism. Each participant is assigned a STAR Navigator, who builds a personal plan that includes connections to substance use disorder and mental health services, as well as such tools as educational and vocational training. A participant’s case plan is based on their personal needs and looks at all possible impediments, including housing and food insecurity. STAR also provides a fl exible School Bus Driver for Cathedral High School in Boston for after school sports and other school events. The bus is parked in Malden. Competitive pay. $500 BONUS after ten trips or a $1,000 BONUS after twenty trips. schedule to help participants support their work, family and community life. The Grand Opening will include representatives from the 20 community partner agencies involved in this collaborative program as well as Essex County judges, chief probation offi cers and chiefs of police. CHURCH | FROM PAGE 1 since Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24 in what world leaders are calling the worst refugee crisis since World War II. Fighting inside the country has displaced at least 6.5 million people from their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office (UNHCR). That includes half of Ukraine’s children, the agency said. More than half of the refugees crossing the border have entered Poland. Others have fled to Romania and other neighboring countries. An estimated 350,000 have gone to Russia, UNHCR reported. ADVOCATE Call now! 781 233 4446 We follow Social Distancing Guidelines!
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