Norfolk County Sheriff opens H.O.P.E. Center to help former inmates transition back to society [Video]

There’s a new resource in Braintree, Massachusetts, for those looking for a second chance.The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office on Friday opened the H.O.P.E. Center, which will provide services including 12-step recovery, peer support groups and food/housing and employment assistance for people transitioning from incarceration.”A lot of these guys don’t have family or friends that they can trust. I’m hoping that the H.O.P.E. Center and the staff here, they will find people they can trust,” said Sheriff Patrick McDermott.McDermott said the program has been years in the making and is all about reducing recidivism. It’s funded through the sheriff’s budget and is free for participants.”You’re not forced to come here, it’s voluntary and it’s never-ending. So, say you get your services and in a few months down the road something happens, you hit a bump in the road, call us, come back,” said program manager Cheryl Portman.”They talk to me like …