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From YouTube: Victory Programs Joelyn's Home Ribbon Cutting
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Victory Programs opens the doors to the new Joelyn's Home, a state-of-the-art, 24-bed residential recovery facility for women diagnosed with substance addiction. Mayor Walsh joins Governor Baker, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, local officials and Victory Programs staff, to cut the ribbon on the new residential recovery home in Roxbury, which provides comprehensive, direct-care addiction recovery services for women for up to one year.
A
A
So
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
and
thank
you
for
coming
to
our
Brooklyn
doorway
celebrating
the
new
Jones
family
home
in
this
huge
heart
of
Lady
and
Roxbury,
there's
a
saying
in
Spanish,
cocoa,
el
cielo,
and
it
means
to
touch
the
sky
and
ten
years
ago
this
month
we
open
the
first
jolin's
home
on
Boston's
Harbor,
Long,
Island
and
I
ended
my
remarks
of
that
celebration
with
toko
el
cielo.
So
today
we
start
where
we
end,
because
this
journey
to
Roxbury
is
truly
what
it
means
to
touch
the
sky.
A
Goethe
said
whatever
you
can
do,
a
dream
begin
it
cause
boldness,
has
genius
and
power
and
magic
in
it
so
begin
it
now
so
I'm,
Jonathan
Scott
and
on
behalf
of
my
business
partner
at
victory,
vine,
the
bricks
she's,
a
mortar
amazing,
sail
reporter
the
entire
victory
board.
It's
chair,
extraordinaire,
Pam
Feingold
and
the
genius
and
power
and
magic
it
took
from
so
many
here
to
dream.
A
And
soon
governor
Charlie
Baker,
a
mayor,
Walsh
press,
the
emerald
green
light
for
priority
goes
since
life
is
what's
at
stake
in
this
new
home
named
after
a
lady
named
Jo,
so
our
first
stake
in
the
ground
was
Amelia
42
years
ago,
I
was
really
there
in
the
stunning
South
End,
when
it
wasn't
quite
so
stunning
back
then
June
75,
and
by
hook
or
by
crook,
we
built
the
first
recovery
site
for
Vietnam
vets
and
discovered.
If
you
open
a
red
doorway,
they
will
come
walk
or
run
every
day
anyway.
A
Ever
since,
because
the
ache
for
home
is
in
all
of
us,
Maya
Angelou
said,
and
for
42
years,
what
tells
a
stake
in
the
ground
is
that
ache
through
struggles
and
stability,
comebacks
and
setbacks,
trials
triumphs,
migraines
miracles,
it's
almost
biblical
sort
of
locusts
and
frogs.
We
became
an
essential
ache
and
found
ways
to
let
everyone
in
who
needed
to
stay
in
our
18
different
doorways,
serving
thousands
of
adults
and
children
each
year
and
42
years.
We
through
our
stake
in
the
ground
we
faced
nerves
and
tear.
A
A
Our
history
hasn't
always
been
a
piece
of
cake
to
get
ahead
of
the
exploding
epidemic
of
opioids
to
make
something
happen:
housing
first
channel
Rage,
Against,
AIDS
addiction,
alcoholism,
poverty
and
racism,
it's
biblical
in
a
sense.
It's
revelations,
marches
and
rallies
and
toasting
our
vocal
cords
on
Beacon,
Hill
and
testing
our
salmon
on
will
its
letters
to
the
press
and
pressing
for
it-it's
chanting,
crowds,
solidarity,
United,
prod
its
packing,
the
Statehouse
to
the
rafters.
A
For
this
call
to
that
sometimes
singing
to
will
host-
god
bless
america,
of
course,
so
know
it
hasn't,
always
been
a
piece
of
cake,
running
addiction,
treatment
homes,
but
how
sweet
it
is
to
say
out
loud
by
hook
or
by
crook.
We
all
made
something
astounding
today,
new
jolin's
home
for
24
women.
The
word
is
radiant.
A
As
the
old
woman
in
Capote,
the
Christmas
memory
says
Oh
buddy
I
could
leave
the
world
with
today
in
my
arms,
all
you
buddies
here
now
who
put
today
in
our
eyes
with
your
gorgeous
shirts
and
your
radiant
names
and
light
bright.
It's
Broadway,
the
staff
volunteers,
an
alumni
of
victory,
keep
these
doorways
free
and
clear
and
safe
when
sometimes
faith
is
just
a
hand
to
hold
governor
Baker
Marty
watch
the
spotlights
on
you
for
another
emerald
in
Boston's
emerald
necklace
for
addiction
treatment.
A
You
all
deserve
their
names
in
Marylou
stutters,
crystal
Kornegay,
Roger,
Hertzog,
Sheila
Dillon,
you
are
a
rose
in
the
million
for
all
your
efforts
with
all
the
odds
to
be
the
names
are
written
in
the
big
Bluebird
sky,
Victor
gravy
Oh
Jen
Tracy,
my
sister
Stephanie,
my
husband,
dr.
Mike
and
elected
leaders
of
this
district
to
stop
by
representative
Liz
Mallya
I
Tyler.
You
anywhere
live
in
city,
councilor,
Tito
Jackson
for
all
your
incredible
Community
Action
the
word
today
for
you.
A
It's
only
gratitude
CPH,
director
Allison
Bauer,
who
is
here
from
the
very
first
hour
with
grants
in
another
lifetime
before
DPH
and
the
talent
and
power
of
our
building
team
efore
excellent
as
its
builders--
exceptional
edifice.
As
for
the
setting
compensable
sale
reporter
supremo
Martha
be
no
fee
for
careful
consulting
of
Connie
Cogswell
and
our
creators,
project
manager,
brilliant,
talented
joy,
otherwise
known
as
a
wizard
with
Malloy,
who
took
out
some
Watts
to
bliss
side
by
side
with
our
architect,
who
can
take
any
wreck
and
magically
restore
whatever
broken
wings.
A
Look
how
they
soar
the
design,
wizard
Michael
Whitmore.
So
whatever
you
can
do
a
dream,
you
can
do
begin.
Its
boldness
has
genius
power
and
magic
and
it
begin
it
now.
Eastern
bank
removes
a
mountain
or
maybe
two
for
social
justice
and
spotlights
on
you
and
Alicia
Verity,
a
Bank
of
America,
and
this
show
is
starring
in
Roxbury
right
on
cue,
who
welcomed
us
here:
a
cheer
Joyce
failure,
bowling
and
rail
lang.
Senator
Diane
Wilkerson
outshines
with
son
Lewis,
the
lids
on
everyone
at
garrison,
Trotter,
mrs.
A
Owens,
Cooper
scared
of
Sonoma
maple
Schuyler,
Priscilla
Smith
at
Washington,
Heights,
Pat
Mayo
for
Franklin
Park,
tenants,
rights,
Marilyn,
Anderson
chase
our
Hutchinson
Street
neighbors.
Besides
the
United
House
of
Prayer
and
the
team
in
Blewett
area,
community
police,
one
hero
for
sure,
is
officer.
Moose
Montero,
smooth
there'll.
Be
that
chance
all
of
you
who
have
the
nerve
and
feel
the
ache
who
discover
if
you're
lucky
the
longest
journey
in
life
is
only
six
inches.
A
The
distance
from
your
head
to
your
heart,
who
discovers
this
when
you
play
your
big
part
out
of
the
mud,
grows
the
Lotus
out
of
ashes
Rises
the
Firebird
out
of
the
thousand
forty
two
years
ago.
We
staked
a
ground
for
the
lives
at
stake
and
open
the
door
if
a
little
wet
peak,
as
well
as
a
hot
tomato,
the
first
victory
with
the
instant
rep
folded,
the
Sun.
If
you
have
someone
with
nowhere
to
go,
go
to
the
red
door,
they
take
everyone
in
the
ancient
language
of
the
Mayans.
There's
a
sacred
rush.
A
Lamp
Giancana
translates
doorway
to
the
sky.
Exr
Homme
brought
us
today
to
open
this
doorway
to
the
sky
and
saw
the
sky's
the
limit
as
a
founder
sigh
from
day.
One
unlimited
possibilities.
If
you
keep
the
promise
to
take
everyone
in
the
sky's
the
limit,
so
don't
limit
yourself
stake
the
ground
to
change
today
and
innovative
ways
to
fight
the
open
it
crease,
the
sky's,
the
limit,
don't
limit
yourself
to
one
Boston
neighborhood
or
a
single
public
health
crisis.
A
We
manage
a
dozen
at
once,
we'll
train
you
in
narcan
here,
because
no
resident
ever
has
to
fear
HIV,
Hep,
C,
TB
or
near
death
from
crystal
meth
head
injuries.
Post-Traumatic
stress
it's
what
we
do
best
through.
The
doorway
here
be
the
first
to
say:
if
the
sky's,
the
limit,
don't
limit
yourself.
Take
it
everyone
for
who
they
are
a
diamond
of
those
on
star
when
the
only
limit
is
honor
go
above
the
nerve
take
on
projects.
A
No
one
else
dares
open
the
door
all
deserving
care
so
about
the
nerve
to
know
these
aren't
the
problems
of
governor's
or
mayor's.
They
are
our
community's
answered.
Prayers,
The
Norva
takes
to
finally
reach
the
mountain
clink
and
look
over
the
landscape
with
today,
in
your
eyes,
to
gaze
upward,
where
the
sky's
the
limit
to
open
the
store
where
and
let
everyone
in
to
dream
the
scheme
to
dance
like
a
butterfly
sting
like
a
bee
to
say
out
loud
whatever
it
took
by
hook
or
by
crook.
We
all
made
something
essential
happen
today.
A
The
words
feel
good
to
say,
and
the
only
thing
better
than
good
is
gorgeous
and
everything
beyond
gorgeous
is
almighty.
Even
if
the
journey,
the
last
42
years
from
time
to
time,
seems
post-biblical,
let's
just
pray.
For
today's
sake
between
us.
It
was
a
swell
piece
of
cake.
You
are
here
because
you
sell
theatres
and
all
the
things
that
make
the
strongest
person
break
and
brings
you
here
at
the
last
resort.
A
Today,
the
kind
of
jolin's
here
he
was
always
precise,
with
words
the
first
New
York
Times
women
movie
critic
like
to
both
what
happened
in
victory
programs
and
places
like
it
in
the
end
matters
the
most
and
what
matters
the
most
in
the
end,
when
the
time
has
come
to
let
go
all
you've
known
and
all
you've
touched
and
all
the
power
concentrated
in
a
20-year
a
a
medallion
sure,
:
clutched.
They
asked
me
to
tell
her
before
she
goes.
She
was
a
very
special
rose
but
spirit
bigger
than
life.
A
A
From
finish
to
start
or
six
inches
long,
the
time
it
takes
to
travel
from
your
head
to
your
heart
and
everyone
here
has
done
their
part
and
told
your
stories,
the
long
Odyssey
of
addiction
until
the
world
began
to
listen
and
got
us
from
there
to
here.
We
honor
the
storytellers
and
sellers
of
the
words
and
captures
of
dreams,
the
writers
and
poets
who
help
us
scheme
to
see
through
the
dark.
The
truth
is
what
it
means
that
Haley
David
Abel
Megan
irons
about
Abraham,
Adam,
Riley
and
Deborah
Becker.
Everyone
here
has
done
their
part.
A
Everyone
here
has
hit
the
mark,
Lilly
mandelian,
BDM
Munson.
You
gave
every
bit
of
your
heart
opening
this
home
today,
it's
even
beyond
the
most
eloquent
writers,
words,
so
listen
to
the
language
of
birds.
Toko
el
cielo
children
wrote
her
last
day
of
life.
If
you
reach
up
high
enough,
maybe
once
or
twice
in
a
life,
you
may
be
lucky
enough
to
know
what
it
feels
like
to
touch
the
sky
and
see
the
perfect
view
and
all
you've
done
and
all
that's
still
left
to
do.
A
A
A
He
is
our
first
mayor
of
passing
to
open
an
office
for
recovery
services
connecting
all
residents
living
with
addiction
to
recovery,
programs
and
hope
and
drugs
like
this,
it
is
said
the
time
to
find
are
stronger
than
those
to
tear
us
apart,
all
as
well
always
for
our
mayor
in
this
big
emerald
city,
who
ties
each
Boston
community
together
and
lets
him
shine,
her
deepest
gratitude
to
Mayor
Walsh
and
his
exquisite
team
for
their
partnership
in
opening
this
new
recovery
home
in
the
huge
heart
of
radiant
Roxbury
home.
Where
all
is
well
always.
Thank
you.
C
D
Was
just
talking
to
Mary,
Lou,
Sutter's
and
then
reboot
leans
into
me
and
says:
whoever
has
to
follow
John's
and
good
luck
and
I'm
looking
at
their
governesses
ransom
like
where
is
he
but
I
want
to
first
of
all
st.
John's,
and
you
congratulate
them
and
on
a
beautiful,
beautiful
words,
if
you
listen
to
those
words,
there's
sadness
in
those
words
at
the
end
of
it
was
about
recovery.
So
I
want
to
thank
Jonathan
for
his
great
work.
D
I
want
to
thank
the
board
here
at
victory
programs
for
all
the
work
you
do
every
single
day.
It's
under
the
radon
people
don't
always
understand
the
work
you
do
until
they
have
to
use
the
services
and
then,
when
a
family
or
an
individual
person
needs
those
services.
They
understand
the
importance
of
this
program.
I
want
to
thank
this
community
here
in
this
neighborhood.
You
know
when
we're
trying
to
ask
the
Long
Island
Bridge
had
to
be
shut
down.
We
try
to
say
programs
in
different
places
and
it
was
difficult
and
people
don't
always
understand.
D
You
know
we
don't
want
that
in
that
backyard.
What
they
don't
realize
is
that
people
in
the
back
had
struggle
from
drugs
and
alcohol
in
the
whole
community,
but
this
neighborhood
embrace
victory.
Thank
you
for
that.
The
people
that
have
already
been
mentioned,
it's
when
I
give
it
another
charge.
It's
a
couple:
quick
people,
Mary
lucetta's
I've,
worked
at
Mary
lucetta's
for
nearly
20
years
on
the
issues
of
recovery,
alcohol
and
drug
addiction,
and
everything
that
goes
between
that
I
want
to
thank
her
for
her
great
work
as
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
dr.
D
Monica,
Valdes
Lupe
from
the
Public
Health
Commission
who's
fairly
new
to
a
role
but
you're,
not
new
to
this.
She
worked
with
the
Public
Health
Commission.
She
worked
in
the
bureau
and
public
health
with
the
state
now
she's
bad
kid,
so
she's,
certainly
no
stranger
to
anyone
in
this
area.
I
want
to
thank
her
for
her
great
work,
Jen
Tracy
and
the
office
of
recovery
services
and
Brendan
and
everyone
there.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
work
as
well.
D
My
council
Jackson
had
to
run
by
one
Dan
council
Jackson
as
well,
for
stepping
up
and
standing
up
for
this
program
here
in
this
neighborhood
state
representative
Liz
Mallya,
crystal
corny,
gay
Shelagh,
Dylan
I
mean
I,
can't
Johnson
said
in
Jonathan,
caption
Sheila
perfectly.
How
I
feel
so
I
want
to
thank
Sheila
as
well
for
her
great
work.
This
is
exciting.
Opening
this
new
home,
they
do
mean
exciting
to
the
residents
that
live
here
will
congratulations.
This
is
this
is
an
incredible
place.
This
is
not
a
shelter.
D
This
is
your
front
door
to
your
new
life.
There's
an
opportunity
here
to
use
this
as
changing
everything
in
the
past.
If
they
said
to
a
couple,
people
I
want
in
it's
literally
a
day
at
a
time.
If
you
don't
know
what
that
means
today
in
a
week
you're
going
to
know
exactly
what
that
means,
there's
nothing
we
can
do
about
the
past,
except
for
trying
to
repair
some
of
the
relationships
and
it's
about
moving
forward,
and
will
you
hear
it
can
work
with
the
counselors
and
the
staff
here?
D
D
It's
not
that
it's
not
the
amount
of
drugs
or
alcohol
that
you
put
in
your
body
that
necessarily
get
you
to
the
front
door
all
the
time,
because
we
all
drink
differently.
We
all
created
different
disasters
in
our
life,
but
it's
that
feeling
inside
of
your
heart,
that
empty
feeling
that
sadness
that
not
knowing
where
to
turn
feeling
and
when
I
talk
to
another
person
in
recovery
or
somebody
who's,
sick
and
suffering
up
here,
and
we
talk
about
that.
That's
the
common
theme,
it's
that
that
feeling
that
uneasiness
of
what
do
we
do
now.
D
We
did
it
again
or
things
like
that
and
there's
real
opportunities
here.
I've
had
the
chance
to
meet
people
who
struggle
every
single
day,
I'm
inspired
by
the
determination
people
will
come
up
to
me
and
say
to
me:
oh,
you
know
inspired
the
fact.
The
other
mayor,
Boston
you're
in
recovery
and
when
I
say
back,
is
I'm
inspired,
because
you
were
working
to
me,
gift
self,
better
life
yourself
and
that's
what
this
is
really
all
about.
That's
what
this
program
is
all
about.
That's
what
Jonathan,
Scott
and
Vicki
program
since
I've,
known
Jonathan.
D
D
You
know,
but
we
do
talk
about
all
the
time
is
recovery.
When
we
had
to
close
the
bridge
down,
it
was
difficult
and
there
was
a
lot
of
criticism
which
is
fine.
It's
not
something
we
wanted
to
do
not
something
I
woke
up
one
morning
in
October
and
said:
I
want
to
close
Long
Island
Bridge
down
and
I
want
to
effect
the
programs
that
I
care
about
I
want
to
share
the
detox
down.
D
Then
I
want
used
to
speak
at
every
every
other
week
which
recovery
when
I
was
my
group,
Melbourne
Hospital
out
there
put
the
commitment
on
I
bring
people
out
to
the
shelter.
So
that's
something
wanted
to
do.
It
was
years
of
neglect
by
the
City
of
Boston,
quite
honestly,
that
that
we
weren't
able
to
fix
that
bridge
and
when
we
had
to
shut
the
bridge
down.
It
was
a
terrible
situation
because
the
bridge
was
literally
collapsing
into
the
ocean.
D
D
Since
that
time
we
made
that
decision,
we've
been
working
to
make
sure
that
we
place
all
the
programs-
and
this
is
this-
is
the
basically
last
program
on
the
island
that
we
had
to
place
and
I
know
it
was
a
long
time
waiting,
but
the
persistence
of
Jonathan,
the
persistence
of
the
board
and
the
Precision's
of
the
elected
officials.
They
want
up
here
that
made
this
this
happen
today
in
the
law.
When
we
look
at
this
beautiful
home,
things
all
happen
for
a
reason,
and
somebody
was
in
recovery
or
people
that
are
in
recovery.
D
Yeah
things
happen
for
a
reason.
You
know
that
last
drunk
drug
whatever
it
was
happen
for
a
reason
you
ended
up
here,
so
things
do
happen
for
a
reason.
Now
we
have
an
opportunity
to
continue
to
build
off
the
momentum
that
we
have,
whether
it's
the
office
of
recovery
services
or
the
work
that
Mary
lucetta's
is
doing
or
that
Liz
Maya
is
doing
of
the
governor's
doing
or
that
people
are
doing
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
we
support
transitional
and
permanent
housing
for
recovery
services.
D
You
know
just
because
this
is
open
doesn't
mean
we
stop,
because
this
is
open.
We
got
to
continue
to
move
forward.
We
need
to
be
all
over
our
city
and
we
need
to
make
sure
these
programs
on
all
of
our
city,
not
just
on
Long
Island,
because
we
had
a
homeless
shelter
on
Long
Island
that
we
hit
that
problem.
We
took
the
problem
out
every
night
and
we
hit
it
out
there
and
in
the
morning
we
brought
them
back,
brought
the
homeless
folks
back
and
taught
them
in
the
street.
D
That
night
would
take
them
out
and
hit
it
again,
and
what
what
the
closing
of
the
bridge
has
done
has
made
us
look
at
our
efforts
and
the
day
before.
The
bridge
is
closed.
We
didn't
have
a
full
full
array
of
programs
for
our
homeless
folks,
we
didn't
have
an
office
of
recovery
services,
we
didn't
have
the
investments
at
the
governor
and
the
collected
slate
journey.
We
didn't
have
a
lot
of
things
we
have
today,
so
we
need
to
continue
to
move
forward
as
mayor
and
as
I.
D
Think
I
can
speak
for
the
council
and
a
lot
of
us
I
can
I'll
do
everything
I
can
to
help
struggling
people
with
addiction,
trauma
and
homelessness.
That's
our
role.
I
was
down
chefs
today,
I'm
going
to
end
with
this
I
was
asked.
I've
been
asked
the
first
year
after
my
first
year
as
mayor
people
say,
what's
your
greatest
accomplishment
and
who
knows
what
the
greatest
accomplishment
is.
D
You
know
I
know
we
built
this
we're
doing
this,
we're
doing
that
the
second
year
they
asked
me
the
same
thing
and
then
the
third
year
they
asked
me
again
and
when
I
thought
about
the
third
year.
I
really
thought
about
the
answer
to
that
question,
and
my
answer
was
this:
my
answer
was
one
of
the
proudest
things
that
we
have
done
in
his
administration.
In
the
last
three
years,
this
house
100,
1146
home
chronically
homeless,
people
in
the
city
of
Boston.
D
Many
of
those
folks
that
we've
house
were
our
addicts
and
alcoholics
in
any
one
of
us
in
this
room,
that's
in
recovery
and
is
a
lot
of
us
under
this
tent
and
up
here
when
the
booze
and
drugs
comes
out
of
the
system.
The
chaos
of
that
person's
life
goes
away
when
they're
able
to
fix
the
wreckage
of
the
past
and
because
of
Jonathan's
persistence
and
not
giving
up
and
making
sure
that
he
found
a
place
that
we
established
his
program.
D
A
A
There's
no
public
servant
position
in
the
state
that
has
to
juggle
the
staggering
complex
physical
and
mental
health
and
wellness
of
every
individual
in
the
Commonwealth
and
our
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
really
Lou
Sutter's.
She
is
the
smartest
one
I
ever
did
know,
but
more
than
smart,
the
Talmud
says
the
highest
form
of
wisdom
is
kindness.
A
She
is
the
highest
form
of
wisdom
who
cared
so
deeply
because
she
seemed
so
clearly
nearly
loo,
I'm
embarrassed
to
say:
I
only
have
a
plaque
for
you
when
you
name
really
should
be
written
in
the
big
blue
sky
for
all.
You
are
and
all
you
do
and
do
and
do
no
pressure,
no
diamonds.
So
thank
you
for
this.
Gem
amen,
Mary,
Lou.
E
Greetings
everybody.
So
actually
what
I
said
to
the
mayor
was
that
the
next
time
he
posts
a
post
laureate
for
the
City
of
Boston,
he
doesn't
have
to
look
any
farther
than
Jonathan
Scott,
right
and
I'm,
so
grateful
to
the
mayor.
For
so
many
things.
The
one
is
to
be
between
me
and
Jonathan
in
the
in
the
speaking
order.
E
So
it's
a
privilege
to
be
here
today
in
front
of
this
red
door
in
this
extraordinary
hope
for
recovery.
The
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
reminding
me
that
we've
been
together
for
20
years,
so
we
started
together
when
we
were
both
five,
of
course
on
the
path
of
really
when
he
was
a
state
legislator.
There
was
no
issue
more
important
to
our
now
great
mayor
and
he
was
a
state
representative
sitting
at
his
table.
Talking
about
how
to
get
someone
access
to
treatment,
we
would
talk
about
housing.
E
We
would
talk
about
lots
of
other
things,
but
we're
up
on
that
little
5th
floor
office
of
his
yep.
We
would
sit
up
there
and
he
would
he
and
I.
When
I
was
concern
mental
health,
we
would,
he
would
be
focused
on
the
needs
of
whoever
had
just
called
him,
and
what
could
he
do
to
get
someone
into
treatment
whatever
that
treatment
was?
E
E
The
fact
that
the
governor
and
the
mayor's
sit
together
on
these
issues
and
I
look
out
in
the
crowd
and
see
crystal
Carnegie
and
Sheila
Dillon
sitting
together,
really
talks
about
how
well
this
administration
works
with
the
city
of
Boston
on
so
many
issues
and
in
particular
the
opioid
epidemic.
I
was
just
a
newly
minted
secretary,
not
exactly
sure
what
the
job
description
was.
I'm
still
not
sure,
I
know
what
the
job
description
is
because
every
day
somebody
says
to
me
something
I
say
really
I.
Do
that?
E
One
unimportant
serious
note:
I
think
it
was
one
week
into
being
secretary
when
Jonathan
was
in
my
office
devastated
by
the
closing
of
Long
Island
shelter.
And
what
could
we
do
and
I
think
at
that
point?
He
wanted
me
to
get
plum
to
platoon,
boots,
goats
or
something
too,
and
really
talk
about
reopening
with
boats
in
the
middle
of
winter
and
I,
kept
thinking
about
ice
floes
and
things
and
I
wasn't
really
sure
that
was
part
of
my
job.
E
And
I
know
that
feels
like
a
long
time
for
people
and
it's
two
and
a
half
years
and
I.
Actually,
as
I
was
driving
to
work,
I
heard
Jonathan's
melodious
voice
coming
out
of
my
dashboard
on
WBUR,
saying
that
it
often
takes
up
to
five
years
to
open
a
program
such
as
this,
so
I
know
it
feels
like
it's
been
a
long
time
and
coming,
but
it's
been
two
and
a
half
years,
and
so
it's
a
good
timing
coming
by
being
here
today.
E
I
also
wanted
to
pick
up
on
something
the
mayor
said,
and
that
is
the
journey
of
recovery.
So
I
have
a
family
member
who
I
I
forgot
outed
by
a
reporter
at
a
private
speaking
event
last
summer,
so
I
have
a
family
member
who
I
rushed
to
their
house
in
New
Jersey
to
experience
and
being
nark
hand
back
from
an
overdose
last
summer
and
I
was
with
her
this
past
weekend
and
she
thanked
me
for
saving
her
life
and
what
I
said
to
her
was
I.
Didn't
save
her
life.
E
E
It
opens
up
that
opportunity
for
really
full
health,
so
Jonathan.
We
will
always
stand
with
you.
I'm
always
grateful
to
be
between
you
and
the
mayor,
but
today
is
a
day
about
celebration
and
hope
in
this
great
city
and
the
great
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
and
it's
also
acknowledgment
of
how
much
more
we
need
to
do
together
to
really
end
this
epidemic
of
opioids
and
to
heal
people
from
underlying
mental
health
conditions.
Thank
you
so
very
much
for
having
me.
A
Thank
you,
Mary
Lou,
just
amazing,
so
they
say
if
it
takes
a
village
to
raise
a
child,
it
took
the
entire
Commonwealth
to
build
this
building
and
when
I
need
help
from
the
Commonwealth
there's
one
person
I
always
go
to
first,
and
that
is
representative
Liz
Mallya
who's.
Also,
my
representative
in
Jamaica
Plain,
as
well
as
this
district
here
in
Roxbury.
She
is
been
the
leader
at
the
State
House
around
our
substance,
addiction
budget.
She
is
there
for
everybody
of
victory'
programs.
I
am
so
honored
to
welcome
representative
Liz
Mallya.
Today
to
this
opening.
F
This
is
the
real
deal,
some
of
us
think
about
accomplishments.
We
could
make
or
should
make
and
problems
that
we
might
solve
or
have
solved
or
haven't
solved,
come
here
and
I'm,
hoping
hoping
I'm
invited
back
for
some
different
events,
because
they
do
a
lot
of
work
and
I
know.
People
in
this
community
I
want
to
remember
that
this
is
basically
a
push
back
against
all
the
negative
things
that
we
all
see.
F
F
He
but
I
also
had
my
issues
with
drugs
and
alcohol
and
I
didn't
understand
what
happened.
She
committed
suicide
and
I
couldn't,
for
the
longest
time,
get
a
handle
on
what
that
was
I'm
one
day
by
day
and
being
here.
Today's
is
a
way
for
me
to
be
able
to
say:
business
is
really
the
answer
and
if
only
those
of
us
who've
lost
family
members
ahead
of
time
had
been
open
to
or
had
available
to
us,
the
gift
of
recovery
and
the
support
services
that
recovery
brings
to
it.
F
We've
done
an
incredible
amount
of
work
in
Boston
and
in
Massachusetts
over
the
last
few
years,
especially
trying
to
expand
the
network
of
services,
because
we
didn't
understand
what
was
happening
when
the
opioid
crisis
took
off.
We
have
a
better
idea.
Now
we
have
an
incredible
need
for
an
infrastructure
we
have,
especially
for
programs
like
to
Ellen's
house
and
until
we
are
able
to
find
the
way
the
will
and
the
way
to
do
that.
F
I
do
not
have
answers
to
the
questions
of
what
happens
when
someone
loses
hope
and
overdoses
or
commit
suicide
or
gives
up.
We
need
to
do
that.
We
need
to
continue
to
strive
to
do
that
and
the
people
who
are
all
out
here
today
the
women
are
part
of
this
program
are,
in
my
mind,
the
real
clincher
King
for
all
of
us
to
stay
connected
to,
because
you
are
the
ones
who
are
helping
to
build
an
incredible
system
that
needed
statement.
F
City
money,
it
needed
leadership
like
our
governor,
our
mayor,
our
Health
and
Human
Services
Secretary,
the
Speaker
of
the
House,
the
Senate
President.
We
needed
all
those
leaders
to
work
together,
but
we
need
now
to
stay
focused
on
what
happens
from
today
on
in
this
place
has
to
happen
everywhere
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
It
has
to
be
accessible
to
people,
it
has
to
be
accessible,
family
members,
you
need
to
know
you
can
never
wear
out
your
welcome
in
recovery.
F
F
Hope
also
is
that
at
this
point
in
time,
a
lot
of
us
will
begin
to
understand
because
of
the
work
that
Jonathan,
Scott
and
victory
programs
has
done,
and
other
programs
like
that
there
isn't
a
particular
point
where
substance
use
stops
and
mental
illness
and
our
mental
health
questions
pick
up.
They
are
all
I
believe
part
of
the
same
problem
and
when
the
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human,
Services
or
Mary
Lou
Sutter,
said
we
have
to
find
a
way
to
bring
both
systems
together,
because
we
really
haven't
done
a
good
job
up
until
fairly.
F
A
So
I
put
the
governor
in
the
blazing
hot
Sun
and
I'm
sure
he's
saying:
oh,
let
me
move
I
wanna.
This
is
42
years
of
victory
programs.
This
is
the
first
time
a
governor
of
Massachusetts
has
come
to
one
of
our
openings
and
I
want
to
say.
Governor
Charlie
Baker
has
come
because
he
is
the
national
leader
confronting
the
opioid
crisis.
This
is
the
same
and
I
want
to
say.
This
is
the
same
man.
A
I
saw
take
office,
see
coat
roll
up
his
sleeves
click
quietly
hour
after
hour
at
the
Statehouse,
while
community
panels
on
talked
about
the
incomprehensible
ravages
of
opiate
addiction.
He
took
the
time
you
made
the
effort
to
listen,
listen,
listen
to
every
person
who
stood
up
at
the
mic
to
tell
their
stories
from
desperation
to
Amazing,
Grace
and
taking
notes
on
the
ideas
and
interventions
and
visions.
So
we
need
to
win
this
race.
I
want
to
say
you
know,
governor
Baker
I
said
to
liz
mallya
it
doesn't.
A
It
didn't,
take
a
village
to
build
this
group
home.
It
took
the
entire
Commonwealth
and
you
know
better
than
anybody.
It
doesn't
take
a
village
to
change
public
health
policy
and
legislation.
It
takes
the
whole
Commonwealth
behind
you.
We
are
behind
you,
governor
Baker,
in
what
we
face
and
what
you
are
doing
with
the
most
comprehensive
measures
in
the
country.
A
You
are
testing
to
combat
the
opiate
addictions,
your
outstanding
team
in
the
wings
to
make
this
program
for
women
in
recovery
possible,
starting
with
secretary
Mary
Lou
Sutter's,
crystal
Kornegay
Roger
Herzog,
commissioner
burrell,
the
most
incredible
director
of
the
Bureau
of
substance
abuse,
Allyson
Bower,
as
Graham
Nash
once
sang
to
Joni
Mitchell.
Our
house
is
a
very,
very,
very
fine
house,
Thank
You
governor
Baker
and
your
team
guardians
of
the
galaxy
I'm
planted
Massachusetts
for
this
very
fine
house.
G
Was
it
even
better
before
what
would
make
it
really
simple?
Whatever
they
said?
Okay,
I
do
want
to
say
just
three
quick
things.
The
first
is
I'm
pleased
and
I'm
honored
to
be
here
and
I
know
for
everybody
involved.
This
was
a
very
difficult
and
complicated
process,
but
the
persistence
and
the
determination
and
the
diligence
the
people
showed
to
stick
with
it
and
to
find
a
way
to
create
the
solutions
that
we
lost
when
the
bridge
went
out
is
a
real
tribute
to
the
city.
G
G
It
requires
an
enormous
amount
of
grit
and
determination
and
perseverance
and
and
character
and
I.
Think
sometimes
people
forget
that
you
know
one
of
the
things
we
always
teach
and
preach
to
children
is
is
not
where
you
start.
It's
where
you
finish:
okay,
but
then
we
forget
about
that
message.
Sometimes,
when
we're
talking
about
people
who
are
dealing
with
addiction,
well,
gosh
darn
it
it's
not
where
you
start.
It's
where
you
finish,
and
to
all
those
who
are
either
fighting
to
stay,
clean
or
I've
managed
to
become
clean.
G
I'm,
not
the
first
person
to
say
that
the
healthcare
community
had
a
lot
to
do
with
creating
the
opioid
epidemic,
but
it
did.
You
can
try
teddy
80%
of
the
world's
opioid
prescriptions
when
you
only
have
5%
of
the
world's
population
and
not
expect
there
will
be
consequences
to
that
and
a
big
part
of
the
reason
why
our
approach
to
this
has
been
prevention
and
education
on
the
front.
G
End,
intervention,
treatment
and
recovery
is
because
all
of
those
pieces
are
fundamental
to
our
ability
to
succeed,
not
just
with
this
addiction
issue,
but
with
others
and
and
I'll.
Just
stop
with
one
quick
story,
which
is
one
day.
I
was
in
the
car
and
I
talked
about
this
several
times
after
the
election.
I
think
this
is
even
before
we
took
office
and
I
was
talking
about
setting
up
this.
This
task
force
with
Mary,
Lou
and
others,
and
by
the
way
she's
pretty
good.
Don't
you
think.
G
G
It
affects
everyone
when
the
sooner
we
come
to
accept,
recognize
and
realize
that
we
will
understand
that
this
is
an
us
issue
and
not
as
them
issue,
and
we
will
continue
to
build
the
kind
of
programming
and
take
the
approaches
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
It
can
help
beat
this
down
and
I
know.
I
speak
for
our
administration
for
the
mayor
and
his
team
for
the
folks
in
the
legislature.
G
We
are
going
to
continue
to
be
with
you
and
to
beat
this
one
down,
because
it
is
a
human
story
issue,
each
story,
individual
each
story,
it's
own
story,
and
we
have
to
be
there
to
help
folks
work
their
way
back,
and
we
have
to
be
much
smarter
about
dealing
with
the
role
the
society
played
generally
and
creating
a
big
piece
of
this
problem
and
we're
going
to
stay
with
it
to
the
bitter
end,
which
I'm
hoping
will
be
a
massive
celebration
of
success.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
You
governor
Baker,
you
are
shift
outstanding
to
outshine
the
Sun
really
and
with
the
mayor,
Walsh
and
governor
Baker,
you
know
taking
this
on
as
a
priority.
We
are
destined
to
see
so
many
great
interventions
for
so
many
people.
We
have
a
ribbon-cutting
and
we
have
a
few
more
people
to
thank
and
I
know
that
the
mayor
and
the
governor
have
a
really
busy
day
ahead
of
them,
but
if
I
can
ask
them
to
just
hang
on
for
a
few
more
minutes,
because
some
of
these
are
their
team,
we
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge.
A
I
want
to
first
say
that
when
we
left
Long
Island,
that
may
be
its
concern.
Once
we
had
placed
all
the
women
in
the
treatment
programs
with
financially.
How
are
we
going
to
manage
it
and
you
don't
think
of
banks
with
big,
humble
hearts,
but
I
have
to
say.
Eastern
bank
came
to
our
rescue
work
with
us,
linked
with
all
of
our
mortgage
documents
and
really
really
helped
us
get
through
a
hard
time
and
made
an
investment
in
victory
program.
So
we
could
be
here
today.
A
H
Today
is
president
of
the
board
of
victory
programs.
I
have
the
privilege
today
to
thank
three
of
my
heroes:
Krystal
Kornegay
undersecretary,
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
for
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
Sheila,
Dillon,
chief
of
Housing
and
Director
of
Neighborhood
Development
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
Rodger
Herzog
executive
director
for
the
community
economic
development
of
systems
court.
H
Crystal
core
negate
I
have
seen
you
rise
to
the
ranks
over
the
past
two
decades,
governor
Baker,
you
are
so
smart
to
put
this
woman
on
your
team,
crystals,
boundless
energy,
passion,
incredible
knowledge
and
experts.
Expertise
is
an
inspiration
to
all
of
us
crystal
I've,
admired
you
from
the
day.
I
met
you
twenty
years
ago
and
I'm
honored
to
be
here
today
to
thank
you,
Rodger
Herzog.
Your
commitment
to
housing
is
amazing
through
good
times
and
bad.
You
will
never
ever
backed
away
from
a
challenge.
H
You
were
gone
above
and
beyond
supporting
projects
such
as
ours
here,
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
Sheila
Dillon
this
project
would
not
have
gone
forward
without
your
support.
Over
the
past
year,
we
may
have
sat
across
the
table
from
each
other
and
bickered
over
budgets
and
plans
and
specs,
but
at
the
end
of
every
single
meeting
your
message
to
us
was:
we
will
get
this
done
and
we
did.
You
were
right.
You
are
a
rock
star,
thank
you
for
your
patience
and
understanding.
But
most
of
all
thank
you
for
your
friendship.
H
C
A
H
A
And
my
partner,
thank
you,
Sheila
crystal
and
Roger
I,
don't
even
know
where
to
begin.
Thank
you
for
the
last
two
and
a
half
years
and
everything
you
did
so
she's
my
business
partner,
victory
programs.
I
said
earlier
I'm,
the
brick
and
she's
the
murderer,
amazing
Sarah
Porter,
and
she
is
a
few
people
on
our
team
to
think.
I
I
Doesn't
stand
myself
all
right,
so
I
love
this
house
I
love
this
house,
her
love
it
what
it
represents
today,
as
well
as
what
it
represents
to
come.
It's
strong,
it's
well-built
and
it's
beautiful,
there's
a
really
easy
connection
there
to
the
women
who
the
women,
the
mothers,
the
sisters,
the
daughters,
the
neighbors,
the
co-workers,
the
friends
they
arrived
here,
strong
but
weary,
and
with
the
help
of
the
staff
that
lives
here
in
partnership
with
those
folks,
they
will
leave
this
building
well
built
and
beautiful.
I
So
we've
heard
that
many
many
many
people
who
were
involved
in
building
this
building
so
I'm
going
to
acknowledge
the
actual
project
team
who
really
built
the
building.
So
people
who
drew
the
drawings
the
people
who
hammered
the
nails
and
people
who
painted
the
walls
so
first
Michael,
Whitmore,
architect
and
friend,
extraordinaire
Michael's
expertise
is
only
surpassed
by
his
vision.
With
all
of
that
pales,
in
light
of
his
compassion
for
the
folks,
we
work
with
Steve
Foley,
who
was
our
general
contractor
with
Essex
construction.
I
I'm,
not
sure
it's
Steve
totally
knew
what
he
was
getting
into
when
he
started
this
project
with
us.
But
we
are
so
grateful
that
he
did.
He
was
a
true
partner,
every
step
of
the
way
Elizabeth
Molloy,
who
was
the
face
of
victory
programs
day
in
and
day
out,
as
the
project
manager,
her
attention
to
detail
about
the
color
of
the
walls.
The
way
the
the
front
desk
looked
the
way
the
doorknobs
hung
on
the
doors.
It's
part
of
what
makes
this
building
as
remarkable
as
it
is
today.
I
There
are
lots
of
other
team
members
who
were
involved,
Connie
Cogswell,
who
helped
put
the
financing
package
together.
Kelly
Shea
from
the
city
Tomita
favours
from
the
state
and
last
but
not
least,
is
Alison
Bauer
from
the
Bureau
of
substance
abuse
services
they
weren't
involved
in
the
day-to-day
operations.
They
didn't
come
here
every
Tuesday
morning
at
10:00
and
hammer
out
the
change
orders,
but
BFS
is
absolutely
a
100%
partner
in
this
project.
Victory
programs
could
not
do
what
they
do
without
Alison.
I
We
could
not
do
the
creative,
the
consistent
partnership
work
that
we're
able
to
do
with
women
without
VSS
beside
us.
So
we
are
incredibly
grateful
for
the
support
that
these
hats
has
given
us
that
Alison
Bauer
has
given
us
over
the
past
two
and
a
half
years
in
this
particular
project,
but
also
in
all
of
the
projects
that
work
that
we
do
on
a
daily
basis.
So
I'd
like
to
invite
Michael,
Steve,
Elizabeth
and
Alison
to
come
forward.
Join
me
in
a
round
of
applause.
I
Thanks
for
sticking
with
us
one
other
person,
I'm
going
to
introduce
is
Kelly.
Kelly
has
been
a
participant
in
the
victory
programs
program.
Multiple
victory
programs
programs
over
the
years
Kelly
actually
lived
on
Long
Island
when
the
bridge
was
closed.
It
was
part
of
that
process
of
transitioning
off
of
the
island
into
another
program.
She
is
a
success
story.
One
of
the
many
success
stories
that
victory
program
sort
of
loves
to
hold
on
to
through
the
days
that
are
harder.
I
J
Hi,
my
name
is
Kelly,
obviously,
I'm
sure
you
all
know
we're
in
the
middle
of
an
opiate
epidemic.
I
continue
to
lose
friends
from
addiction,
and
it
seems
like
it's
not
going
away
anytime
soon.
I
might
sell
to
no
addiction,
because
I'm
a
recovering
alcoholic
and
I
was
a
client
at
Children's.
At
the
time
of
the
evacuation.
J
Before
entering
long-term
treatment,
I
tried
detox
several
times.
I
had
tried
okay,
ay-ay-ay,
but
my
way
not
the
way
it
was
laid
out
and
I
was
an
outpatient
treatment,
but
nothing
seemed
to
work.
For
me,
I
was
at
a
point
three
years
ago,
where
I
had
no
control
over
my
drinking
I
had
lost
all
trust
to
my
family.
I
was
barely
holding
on
to
a
job,
sick,
homeless
and
I
just
lost
my
only
son,
yet
the
custody
of
him.
J
A
few
months
before
after
entering
a
detox
once
again,
I
was
placed
in
a
holding
and
finally
able
to
get
a
bed
of
Jillian
I
had
no
idea
what
to
expect.
It
was
like,
for
the
first
time
ever,
I
felt
emotions,
anxiety,
guilt,
sadness
with
heart.
Breaking
I
was
scared
and
I
was
quiet,
but
for
most
people
that
know
me
now
they
won't
believe
you,
but
I
knew
it
was
what
I
needed
to
do
to
recover
long
term.
J
I
was
waiting
for
the
van
after
work
to
transport,
us
back
to
the
island,
wondering
why
I
was
taking
so
long,
but
then
I
received
a
phone
call
from
my
roommate
and
seen
a
counselor
saying
of
the
island
was
being
evacuated
and
was
asked
what
I
needed
for
the
next
couple
days.
I
was
in
shock.
Yes,
it
was
traumatic
and
it
was
definitely
scaring,
but
looking
back
on
it,
it
was
a
major
point
in
my
recovery.
J
I
call
people
in
my
support
networks
and
my
family
to
let
them
know
what
was
going
on
and
I
waited
with
the
other
women
watching
everyone
getting
buffs
off
the
island.
So
we
could
finally
reach
a
beam
with
everyone
from
Jolin.
I
didn't
know
what
was
going
to
happen,
but
at
that
point,
I
had
definitely
made
the
decision.
Just
saying,
I
didn't
know
where
I
was
going,
but
I
knew
I
didn't
want
to
go
back
to
where
I
was
before.
I
wanted
my
recovery
more.
J
J
After
that,
a
few
of
us
were
placed
in
victory,
House,
which
they
were
so
great
and
shut
down
the
floor
for
us
and
they
were
yeah.
They
were
mainly
and
I
was
finally
able
to
get
a
bed
at
Shepherd
house.
We
had
some
of
the
children's
staff
followed
us
to
work
there
as
well,
which
made
everything
comfortable
at
Shepherd
house
I
was
able
to
finish
the
rest
of
my
treatment
and
was
a
help
advocacy
and
many
many
phone
calls
and
letters
right.
J
J
A
K
K
A
And
so
now
we
thought
it
would
be
most
appropriate
to
have
Kelly
and
our
new
program
director
Henry
stand
in
the
middle
and
cut
the
ribbon
with
the
governor
and
the
mayor
and
Mary
Lou
and
Liz
on
either
side.
There
was
when
I
was
a
kid
way
back
when
there
was
an
actor
named
Jackie
Gleason
and
he
always
ended
his
show
with
how
sweet
it
is
so
when
they
cut
the
ribbon
on
one
two
three
ready-set-go
has
bleeding.