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jerry barrick receives 
2011 "Beacon of hope" award

On September 28^th, at the annual Hope and Recovery Celebration, a new award was presented to an alumnus of East House who serves as an inspiration to others. Jerry Barrick has served for seventeen years as a Job Coach for the East House Career Services Supported Employment Program. Jerry has been a wonderful employee, and has also been in recovery himself for 20 years. His journey started in 1991, when he entered Blake House to recover from alcohol dependency. He moved on to the brand new Crossroads Apartment Program in 1992, then attended college for Human Services. An internship brought him back to East House, where he excelled in his duties as a Job Coach. In 1994, Jerry was offered his full-time position, and since then, has significantly improved the lives of nearly 1000 clients.

Jerry recruits, interviews, hires, trains and supervises client workers. Clients find Jerry to be a supportive supervisor as he helps trainees transition from the SET program to other employment. Time and again, clients write on their exit questionnaires that, "The best part of the job was my supervisor Jerry". What Jerry likes most about his job is working with people who are starting on their own journey, and providing them with hands-on experience that they will use in their next job, and for the rest of their lives. Jerry will retire at the end of 2011, and will be greatly missed. We thank him for his fine work, his dedication, and for serving as a very bright "Beacon of Hope" to our clients.

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