VISIONS AND PATHWAYS A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION
16 FOURTH AVENUE PO BOX 6871, BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807 www.visionsandpathways.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: IT IS THE MISSION OF VISIONS AND PATHWAYS TO PROVIDE ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND HOMELESS YOUTH WITH HOUSING, A STABLE ENVIRONMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT GUIDE THEM IN BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT.

VISIONS AND PATHWAYS WAS NEW JERSEY'S FIRST PRIVATE 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT YOUTH SHELTER. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ABUSED, NEGLECTED, HOMELESS AND MISSING YOUTH WITH HOUSING, A STABLE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT HELP THEM BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, WE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND HELP HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. THROUGH GROUP HOMES AND OUTREACH/PREVENTION PROGRAMS, WE HAVE HELPED OVER 10,000 YOUTH THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY.VISIONS AND PATHWAYS (V&P) CURRENTLY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES:PROSPERITY (EST. 1986). A HOME VISITATION PROGRAM. ADOLESCENTS AGES 14 TO 21 THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY RECEIVE INDEPENDENT-LIVING SKILLS EDUCATION, CAREER COUNSELING AND EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION THROUGH WEEKLY WORKSHOPS, MENTORING GROUPS, WEEKEND RETREATS AND ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. YOUTH WHO LIVE IN VISIONS AND PATHWAYS' RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKSHOPS, MENTORING GROUPS AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES ALONGSIDE YOUTH FROM THE COMMUNITY. STREET SMART (EST. 1998). A STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TO HELP KEEP YOUTH, AGES 13 TO 21, OFF OF THE STREET, PREVENT EXPLOITATION OF HIGH-RISK YOUTH, COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND STOP THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. SERVICES INCLUDE FOOD AND CLOTHING, JOB AND EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING, HIV/AIDS INFORMATION, AND ACCESS TO A CRISIS-INTERVENTION OR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM. STREET SMART HAS OFFICES IN BRIDGEWATER AND MORRISTOWN, NJ AND SERVES YOUTH THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. BRAHMA HOUSE (EST. 1973). A SHORT-TERM GROUP HOME FOR 13 TO 18 YEAR OLDS. WE PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, COUNSELING, HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION. OUR GOAL IS TO REUNITE YOUTH WITH THEIR FAMILIES; WHEN THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE, WE HELP THEM FIND ALTERNATE STABLE HOMES WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO THRIVE. PASSAGES (EST. 1988) MY PLACE (EST. 1988) AND WHITNEY HOUSE (EST. 2006). A RESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR 11 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AGES 16 TO 21 WHO CONTINUE TO NEED SUPPORT SERVICES AS THEY "AGE OUT" OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. WHILE THEY ARE IN RESIDENCE, THEY ATTEND SCHOOL AND HOLD A PART-TIME JOB. THEY ALSO LEARN INDEPENDENT-LIVING SKILLS SUCH AS FOOD PREPARATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, FINDING HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT - TOOLS TO EQUIP THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THEY LEAVE. TRANSITIONAL LEARNING CENTER (TLC). A PROGRAM THAT ENSURES THAT OUR YOUTH'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ARE MET BY; (A) PROVIDING IN-HOUSE INSTRUCTION, (B) COORDINATING WITH A YOUTH RESIDING IN A VISIONS AND PATHWAYS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM'S CURRENT SCHOOL AND (C) WORKING WITH THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT A YOUTH WILL TRANSFER INTO DUE TO AN EXTENDED STAY IN A VISIONS AND PATHWAYS RESIDENCE. ARTS AND RECREATION PROGRAM. A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES YOUTH CONNECTED ACCESS TO VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, RECREATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING, IMPROVE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS. BRIDGE HOUSE I (EST. 2010) AND BRIDGE HOUSE II (EST. 2011). AGENCY-OWNED PROPERTIES LOCATED IN BRIDGEWATER, NJ FOR YOUNG ADULTS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER WHO HAVE AGED-OUT OF FOSTER CARE. AN EXPANSION TO TEN (10) UNITS IS PLANNED. VILLAGE HOUSE (EST. 2013). VISIONS AND PATHWAYS PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THROUGH RENTAL "SCATTER-SITE" UNITS. VILLAGE HOUSE SERVES YOUNG ADULTS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER. THE MAJORITY OF VILLAGE HOUSE CLIENTS HAVE AGED-OUT OF FOSTER CARE. TRANSITIONS (EST. 2015). A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM A VISIONS AND PATHWAYS PROGRAM AND WISH TO CONTINUE RECEIVING SUPPORT DURING THEIR TRANSITION TO PERMANENCY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PREPARE YOUTH TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND ESTABLISH COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT.LOVING CARE HOMES (EST. 2019).LOCATED IN PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, LOVING CARE HOMES IS A SHELTER FOR YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE 18 YEARS OLD AND OLDER. MANY OF THE WOMEN ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.SCHOLARSHIP (EST. 2005).THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUTH WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN VISIONS AND PATHWAYS PROGRAMS. NAMED IN HONOR OF A LONG-TERM FORMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE LISA WARREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROVIDES RECOGNITION FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITTMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. 2019 PROGRAM STATISTICS: 1. PROSPERITY(PATHWAYS) INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM: 6 INDIVIDUALS SERVED2. PASSAGES TRANSITIONAL-LIVING PROGRAM: 24 INDIVIDUALS SERVED3. MY PLACE TRANSITIONAL-LIVING PROGRAM: 19 INDIVIDUALS SERVED4. WHITNEY HOUSE TRANSITIONAL-LIVING PROGRAM: 13 INDIVIDUALS SERVED5. BRIDGE HOUSE SUPPORTIVE-HOUSING PROGRAM: 3 INDIVIDUALS SERVED6. VILLAGE HOUSE: 2 INDIVIDUALS SERVED7. BRAHMA HOUSE GROUP HOME/SHELTER: 53 INDIVIDUALS SERVED8. STREET SMART: 281 INDIVIDUALS SERVED

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