| Ad House, Inc. |
| 13 Clinton Place |
| Newark, NJ 07108 |
| Tel: (973) 372-0457 |
| Fax: (973) 372-4643 |
| Eligibility: Adolescents; women with children; pregnant teens and teen parents |
| Type of services: | - Educational and Vocational Services
- Health Care Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Health care services; pre-natal care; WIC program; case management; home visits to teen mothers; youth services/delinquency prevention; parenting groups; after school programs; summer camp; life skills/personal development; peer counseling; job preparation; placement and referrals; GED classes. |
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| 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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| Family Connections |
| 395 South Center Street |
| Orange, NJ 07050 |
| Tel: (973) 675-3817 |
| Fax: (973) 673-5782 |
| Eligibility: Depends on services provided |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and families; outpatient alcohol/drug treatment and counseling; crisis intervention; child therapy/play therapy; domestic violence counseling; school-based counseling and youth services/delinquency prevention; senior services; support groups; parenting groups; Youth Connection Program: An intensive behavior modification based therapeutic after school program for behaviorally disordered children ages 8-14. |
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| Family Service Bureau |
| 393 Central Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 412-2056 |
| Fax: (973) 484-3452 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health counseling for individuals, couples and families; outpatient substance abuse treatment; domestic violence counseling; batterer counseling; child therapy/play therapy; group therapy; support groups; parenting groups; crisis intervention. (Other location: Kearney (201-246-8077). |
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| Gateway Maternal & Child Health Consortium, Inc. |
| 15 South 9th St., Suite 300 |
| Newark, NJ 07107 |
| Tel: (973) 926-7353 |
| Fax: (973) 923-8714 |
| Eligibility: Families with children |
| Type of services: | - Educational and Vocational Services
- Health Care Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Parent support groups; health education, advocacy and prevention services for improved maternal and child health; community education and organizing; job preparation. |
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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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| International Youth Organization |
| 703 South 12th Street |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 621-1100 |
| Fax: (973) 624-7977 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Educational and Vocational Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
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| Services provided: | Youth services/delinquency prevention; after school program; homework assistance; cultural and spiritual enrichment; field trips; mentoring/leadership development; life skills/personal development; computer skills training; GED classes; job placement/referrals; job preparation; parent support groups; community service; recreational activities. |
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| Ironbound Community Corporation |
| 432 Lafayette Street |
| Newark, NJ 07105 |
| Tel: (973) 465-0947 |
| Fax: (973) 690-5280 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Care Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Health Care Services
- Immigration Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides pediatric health care and pre-natal care; day care; after school program; summer camp; recreational activities; mentoring/leadership development; GED and ESL classes; prevention services; teen pregnancy program; support groups; parenting support groups; senior services; Meals On Wheels; case management; housing/rental assistance/utility assistance; food pantry/meals; emergency financial/material assistance; advocacy; services for immigrants; community organizing and education; community newspaper and TV show; (Other locations: 51 McWhorter St. 973-589-3353; 317 Elm St. 973-589-6873; 95 Fleming Ave., 973-344-7208). |
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| Isaiah House |
| 85-87 North 14th Street & Munn Avenue |
| East Orange, NJ 07018 |
| Tel: (973) 678-5882 |
| Fax: (973) 678-5957 |
| Eligibility: Homeless women and their children; DYFS referred adolescents; Pregnant teens; HIV/AIDS infected/affected individuals |
| Type of services: | - HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Shelters and Housing Services
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides short-term/Long-term shelter and support for HIV/AIDS infected individuals; housing assistance; residential programs for adolescents and pregnant teens; case management; Healthy Mother/Healthy Babies program; individual mental health counseling; support groups; parenting groups; crisis intervention; emergency assistance; food pantry/meals. |
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| New Community Corporation-New Start Program |
| 201 Bergen Street |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 242-2009 |
| Fax: (973) 484-5208 or (973) 242-2697 |
| Eligibility: Low income high risk mothers |
| Type of services: | - Educational and Vocational Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Parenting meetings; GED classes; computer skills; material assistance. |
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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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| Programs For Parents |
| 33 Washington Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 297-1114 |
| Fax: (973) 297-1196 |
| Eligibility: Parents |
| Type of services: | - Child Care Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Provides subsidies to low income working parents to pay for day care services; parenting support programs. |
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| Project B.A.B.I.E.S. of Community Agencies Corp., Inc. |
| 256 North 7th Street |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 481-2855 |
| Fax: (973) 481-1010 |
| Eligibility: DYFS involved babies born with drug exposure ages 0-3 yrs. |
| Type of services: | - Parenting Support Services
- Shelters and Housing Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Six-month residential program for drug exposed babies; outpatient substance abuse treatment for their mothers; shelter for abandoned infants; child development evaluations; high risk infant services; parenting support program; case management. |
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| Project Guide Community Agencies Corp.-Beth Israel Behavioral Healthcare System |
| 25 James Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 621-2273 |
| Fax: (973) 621-8120 |
| Eligibility: Services provided for families with children in the following Newark schools: Morton St. School 5th-8th grades; Clinton Ave. School and Belmont/Runyon. |
| Type of services: | - Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Mental health counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups; case management; monthly educational and interactive workshops for parents, teachers, and students; violence prevention and intervention; conflict resolution skills/peer mediation. |
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| St. Columba's Neighborhood Club |
| 25 Pennsylvania Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07114 |
| Tel: (973) 624-4222 |
| Fax: (973) 624-2932 |
| Eligibility: Families |
| Type of services: | - Health Care Services
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Health education; parenting support services; WIC program; peer counseling; summer camp; after school programs; GED program; Meals On Wheels. LaSala program provides HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, medication assistance and education. |
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| Statewide Parent Advocacy Network-Community Education Project |
| 35 Halsey Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 642-8100 |
| Fax: (973) 642-8080 |
| Eligibility: Families with children; Essex County residents |
| Type of services: | - Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Workshops to teach parents how to advocate for their children; community organizing and education; advocacy; parenting support programs. |
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| The Bridge, Inc. |
| 54 Mount Vernon Avenue |
| Irvington, NJ 07111 |
| Tel: (973) 372-2624, (973) 228-3000 (main and hotline) |
| Fax: (973) 228-2742 |
| Eligibility: Ages 8 and over |
| Type of services: | - Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Individual mental health counseling for couples and families; child therapy/play therapy; group therapy; crisis intervention; outpatient substance abuse treatment; parent support programs; adolescent intensive outpatient substance abuse program; alcoholism/drug treatment program; school-based counseling and youth services; domestic violence counseling; batterer counseling; Family Crisis Intervention program provides 24-hr. Hotline for families in crisis involving children. Family Preservation Program-DYFS involved families receive intensive home visitation and support services. (Other locations: 589 Grove St., Irvington - 371-3771; 14 Park Ave., Caldwell - 228-3000) |
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| The Salvation Army |
| 45 Central Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 623-5959 |
| Fax: (973) 623-7537 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of 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 support services; parent support groups; shelter for the homeless; financial/material assistance, rental/utility assistance, life skills, referrals, mobile food program, and drop in center; Grandfamilies program provides counseling, support groups, material assistance and advocacy for grandparents caring for children; Kinship Care program provides material assistance, rental and utility assistance, food pantry for kinship caregivers; housing and food assistance, counseling, life skills, case management and senior companion program; Fashion Start Boutique provides business attire to those entering the workforce. |
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| UMDNJ-UBHC Parents Are People Too! |
| 215 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 972-5429 or (973) 693-5563 |
| Fax: (973) 972-2677 or (973) 693-6683 |
| Eligibility: Families with children |
| Type of services: | - Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Parenting education groups; services for teen parents, foster/adoptive parents, and parents in substance abuse recovery. life skills/personal development; fostering parental self-awareness/self-esteem program. |
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| Unified Vailsburg Services Organization |
| 40-42 Richelieu Terrace |
| Newark, NJ 07106 |
| Tel: (973) 374-2000 |
| Fax: (973) 374-6042 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Care Services
- Health Care Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides individual and family mental health counseling; crisis intervention; case management; parent support group; home health care; housing/rental assistance; food pantry; Meals On Wheels program; senior services; child care and pre-school; school based counseling; advocacy; after school program; summer camp; recreational activities; summer youth employment; mentoring/leadership development; community education and organizing. (Other location: 462 Sandford Ave. (973) 371-3450). |
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| Urban League of Essex County |
| 504-508 Central Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07107 |
| Tel: (973) 624-9535 Ext. 119 |
| Fax: (973) 624-1103 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Care Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides child care and pre-school programs; GED classes; after school program; recreational activities; computer skills; college/job preparation; vocational training; summer youth employment; parenting support; youth services/delinquency prevention; mentoring/leadership development; life skills/personal development; family activities; housing/rental assistance; academic enrichment; Nulites School to Work program; parenting support programs. |
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| Wise Women's Center at Essex County College |
| 303 University Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 877-3395 |
| Fax: (973) 877-3555 |
| Eligibility: Adults |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Computer training; job preparation; career guidance; vocational assessment; life skills/personal development; parenting skills group; domestic violence services; individual mental health counseling; crisis intervention. |
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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 Consultation Services-Institute for Training in Infant and Pre-School Mental Health |
| 60 Evergreen St. |
| East Orange, NJ 07018 |
| Tel: (973) 483-2532 |
| Fax: (973) 483-7593 |
| Eligibility: Families with children birth to 6 yrs. |
| Type of services: | - Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Child therapy/play therapy; parent child dyadic therapy; training for mental health professional in early childhood development. |
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