Center for Teen Empowerment

Just over two years ago, on July 20, 2023, around 11:30 p.m., my sister, Jazreanna Sheppard, walked into the Park Street MBTA Station after a long shift at work. She was just 21 years old, full of life and dreams. That night, in the heart of downtown Boston, she was stabbed seven times.

On Aug. 31, the Center for Teen Empowerment had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new offices at 130 Warren Street in Roxbury.