| Apostles' House |
| 24 Grant Street and 513-515 Avon Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07108 |
| Tel: (973) 482-0625 |
| Fax: (973) 482-8865 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Shelters and Housing Services
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides HIV/AIDS prevention and support services; health education; shelter for homeless women and their children, teen mothers and pregnant women; boarding house for men; parent aide/home visiting program for DYFS referred families; AHEAD program for non-residential adolescents-provides life skills; tutoring; and job/college preparation; crisis intervention and counseling services; parenting groups; prevention services; food pantry; case management. |
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| Babyland Family Services, Inc. |
| 755 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07106 |
| Tel: (973) 399-3400 |
| Fax: (973) 399-2076 |
| Eligibility: Chidren and their families |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Child Care Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides eight child care and pre-school programs throughout Newark: Five are Abbott Pre-school sites, Babyland I serves HIV/AIDS affected families, Babyland VII serves primarily children involved with DYFS. Children Together offers foster care homes for siblings and boarder babies. 24-hours crisis group home for children. Family Violence program offers domestic violence shelter and crisis hotline; batterer treatment; community based domestic violence counseling. Pediatric AIDS program and asthma reduction programs. Young Fathers program. Family Literacy program; parenting education; community organizing. |
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| Community Agencies Corporation of New Jersey |
| 25 James Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 623-2800 |
| Fax: (973) 621-8120 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Health Care Services
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Shelters and Housing Services
- Social Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides GED and ESL classes; special education; computer training; Vocational and career guidance; family activities; housing/rental assistance; emergency financial/material assistance; nutritional counseling; senior services; community organizing and education; advocacy; adoption and child residential programs; crime prevention. Protestant Community Center, Inc. of CAC provides after school programs; summer camp; tutoring program; job preparation; placement and referrals; Boys Scout/Girls Scout programs; mentoring program; HIV/AIDS support services; primary health care; health education; outpatient substance abuse treatment; alcoholism treatment program; domestic violence counseling; temporary housing for substance affected infants (see listing for Project B.A.B.I.E.S.); detox; aftercare service; parent education and support programs; individual mental health counseling; crisis intervention; day care; school-based counseling; recreational activitieis (Other location: 165 Court Street). |
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| Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) |
| 153 Halsey Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: Hotlines: (800) 792-8610, (800) 982-7410, (973) 648-4200, Screenings: (973) 648-7275 |
| Fax: (973) 648-7326 |
| Eligibility: Abused/neglected children and their families |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | State governmental agency with mandate to protect children from abuse and neglect. Investigates and reports child abuse and neglect; supervises and conducts case management; legal authority to remove children from parents/guardians and provide alternate living arrangements; contracts additional services for children and parents such as medical services and child care; medical screening; referrals. |
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| Essex County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) |
| 212 Washington Street, Room 1276 |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 693-6785 |
| Fax: (973) 693-6791 |
| Eligibility: Children in foster care |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Legal Services
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| Services provided: | Legal investigations into the needs of children who are in foster care for the purpose of assisting permanency planning. |
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| Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies of Essex County, Inc. |
| 303-309 Washington Street, Suite 401, 4th Floor |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 621-9157 |
| Fax: (973) 621-9227 |
| Eligibility: Varies by program |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Health Care Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Funds programs in Essex County promote maternal and child health and well being in low income areas. The sub-contracted agencies provide health care; social services; educational and vocational services; parenting groups; housing and additional services. |
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| Newark Beth Israel Winona M. Lipman Child Advocacy Center |
| 201 Lyons Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07112 |
| Tel: (973) 926-3111 |
| Fax: (973) 926-0842 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-disciplinary team investigations and evaluations of child abuse victims and child crime witnesses. Provides prosecutors specially trained to work with children to prepare criminal prosecutions involving child victims or witnesses. |
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| Newark Family Resource Network |
| 44 Irvine Turner Boulevard |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 642-1612 |
| Fax: (973) 642-0755 |
| Eligibility: Essex County residents; DYFS clients |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Parent aides make home visits for families at high risk for child abuse; parenting information; support and some material assistance; parenting support programs. |
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| Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey |
| 35 Halsey Street, Suite 300 |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 643-3710 |
| Fax: (973) 642-9222 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Child abuse prevention and intervention services; community education; advocacy; parenting support programs; parenting education; special programs for teens and teen parents; workshops for social service professionals. |
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| Youth Consultation Services |
| 254 Broadway |
| Newark, NJ 07107 |
| Tel: (973) 482-8411 |
| Fax: (973) 482-4530 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Shelters and Housing Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health counseling for individuals, couples and families; group therapy; crisis intervention; group homes for emotionally troubled children; adolescents and young adults; adolescent day treatment program for children ages 13-17 with history of serious mental illness; services for autistic children; foster care and adoption services; special education schools; after school programs; mentoring/leadership development; life skills/personal development; parenting support programs; youth services/delinquency prevention; therapeutic nursery; summer camp; recreational activities; primary health care. |
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| Youth Development Clinic |
| 20 Columbia Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 623-3203 |
| Fax: (973) 623-3203 |
| Eligibility: Students in listed schools; DYFS referred clients |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | School-based mental health counseling for students in specified Newark schools (Our Lady of Good Council; St. Rocco's school; Peshine St. school; Miller St. School); outpatient clinic services only for DYFS referred families. |
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