Core Services
Access to Child, Maternal and Family Health Services
Preventative and primary health services are offered to all community residents either on-site or through linkages to other agencies. Assistance is also given to families in navigating the various health and medical service systems and completing relevant paper work when needed, including NJ Family Care Applications.
Parent Education/Parent Child Activities
Parenting education is offered to all residents via a combination of information, skill-building and supportive services. Services are intended to help strengthen families by enhancing parental resilience and social connections. The Family Success Centers also offer parent-child activities as a part of this core service.
Employment-Related Services
The Family Success Center promotes economic self-reliance by providing assistance with or access to services and supports that lead to employment such as job readiness skills, employment counseling, etc.
Life Skill
The Family Success Center provides educational programs, workshops and individual instruction designed to enhance skills, overcome barriers to success, and improve the quality of life for children, families, and individuals. Emphasis is placed on asset and skill development topics and activities such as education and literacy, financial management, communication, daily living, computer skills, etc.
Housing Related Services
The Family Success Center provides information about housing resources, emergency shelter, home energy, weatherization, and homelessness prevention programs. The Family Success Centers provide access to tangible supports that address basic needs such as utilities, household furnishings, and home repair.
Advocacy & Related Support
Family Success Center staff advocate for all community residents as needed and appropriate by interceding, supporting or advancing the cause of individuals and families in their dealings with public and private entities.
General Information and Referral/Linkages
The Family Success Center maintains an up to date information and referral directory of available local, county, and state supported services as well as primary and secondary prevention resources and non-traditional service providers such as houses of worship and grassroots organizations.