Ivy Street
Alexandra Talarico is an experienced professional in the fields of community coordination, education, and advocacy, with a focus on supporting individuals with disabilities and survivors of abuse. Currently serving as a Transitional and Community Coordinator at Ivy Street since August 2022, Alexandra previously worked as a Program Coordinator at IMPACT Boston, where lessons on healthy relationships, sex education, self-advocacy, and internet safety were taught to adults with disabilities. Alexandra's background includes an internship at REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, providing support to survivors, and a role as a Life Skills Coach at The Price Center, teaching essential life skills to clients with developmental disabilities. Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Lasell University, where various roles included peer health educator and research assistant, demonstrating a commitment to education, advocacy, and mental health awareness.
Ivy Street
Ivy Street is committed to advancing equity and access for young people. We offer a small, year-round, day and residential special education school in Brookline, Massachusetts, serving public school students across the northeast. We drive community and real-world learning through two unique residential programs, a high school and our post-secondary and transition program, so that every young person is prepared to step into adulthood with the tools needed to achieve their greatest independence. Additionally, through our Skills for Life program, we support in-home skill development for young adults. Using a lens of disability justice, we support the whole child through a student-first model driven by collaboration, a willingness to think big, and a commitment to knowing our students well. Our multidisciplinary team creates rich and meaningful experiences that decrease isolation, cultivate healing, and nurture learning. Finally, we offer caregivers support in skill-building and healing so that every young person can launch their vision for their lives with the supports and experiences to thrive.