Amy Arrell

Amy Arrell is the Service Director of Community Services at Open Sky Community Services in Worcester, MA. In this role, she oversees 24 community-based programs assisting over 2,000 individuals and families experiencing justice involvement, homelessness, substance use and mental health disorders, and other social determinants of health needs. Amy was a leader in the development of the Behavioral Health for Justice Involved pilot program with MassHealth and Trial Courts in 2019 which now has statewide contracts and Medicaid benefit coverage (CSP-JI). During Spring 2020, she helped lead the "Outreach Connect Refer" model to support incarcerated individuals being released during the uptick of COVID-19. Most recently, Amy has been a leader in the development and implementation of the state's first Department of Correction funded after incarceration support service, Community Compass at Open Sky. Amy started her career 27 years ago working with adolescents and young adults in group living environments and community outreach programs. She developed and implemented the peer support program at The Bridge of Central MA. Amy is a contributor to the Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties: An Evidence Supported Handbook. Amy was awarded the Marie Hobart Community First Award in 2018.