Organizations Filed Purposes:
GROWTH HAPPENS HERE EVERY DAY. WITH OUR COUNSELING, SKILLS-BUILDING, TRAINING AND PREVENTION SERVICES, PEOPLE TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN HEALING AND FOSTER CONNECTIONS THAT MAKE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY STRONGER, SAFER, AND HEALTHIER.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - FAMILY SUPPORT AND REUNIFICATION: GIVING FAMILIES THE TOOLS AND THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE SO THAT THEY CAN STAY TOGETHER TO BOND AND THRIVE. THESE FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE (1) THERAPEUTIC, SUPERVISED VISITATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT ESSEX, PASSAIC, MORRIS AND SUSSEX COUNTIES; (2) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, COUNSELING AND CARE MANAGEMENT IN ESSEX, PASSAIC, HUDSON, BERGEN, AND UNION COUNTIES, FOR FAMILIES IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE A HISTORY OF CO-OCCURING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS; (3) THE STRONG MOTHERS AND STRONG FATHERS PROGRAMS: GENDER-SPECIFIC INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT (IOP) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ENHANCED WITH PARENTING AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. (4) FAMILY COUNSELING IS A LARGE PART OF THESE PROGRAMS TO FOSTER A STRONG FAMILY UNIT BY OFFERING INTENSIVE, HOME-BASED COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT GIVE BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN OF THESE FAMILIES A SENSE OF SAFETY, STABILITY AND SELF WORTH; (5) YOUTH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, COUNSELING, AND CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN UNION COUNTY WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE NJ DCPP FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS AND ADDICTION SERVICES: THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH, BI-LINGUAL CLINICAL SERVICES, WELLNESS HOUSE, OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION, AND MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT. THE PROGRAMS HELP TO ENHANCE PERSONAL AND FAMILY COPING SKILLS, INSIGHT, MOTIVATION AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH AND FAMILY COUNSELING FOR ALL AGES. THE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM, HELPS ADULTS COPE WITH RECOVERY AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES THROUGH MAKING BETTER CHOICES. OUR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION COALITION EMPLOYS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE AND PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING AND DRUG ABUSE, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE. MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT USES MEDICATIONS IN COMBINATION WITH COUNSELING, TO TREAT OPIOID USE AND HELP PEOPLE TO SUSTAIN RECOVERY.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AT FAMILY CONNECTIONS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF). SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH PROGRAMS: ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, ACADEMIC & EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT & RECREATION IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. ALSO INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH: HELPING EACH YOUTH TO SEE THEIR OWN STRENGTHS, BELIEVE IN THEIR POWER TO TAKE A BETTER PATH AND MAKE BETTER CHOICES IN THEIR LIFE. OTARY PROGRAM (OUT-REACH TO AT-RISK YOUTH) PROVIDES GROUP YOUTH BASED COUNSELING FOR PREGNANCY PREVENTION, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND GANG INVOLVEMENT PREVENTION. SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM (SBYSP) PROVIDES ON-SITE SERVICES TO MEETING CHILDREN AND TEENS IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT, SAFE AND RESTFUL PLACE TO SHARE CHALLENGES AND LEARN EFFECTIVE COPING STRATEGIES. THE PROGRAM DELIVERS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITES, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, THE LOCATIONS OF THE PROGRAM ARE (1) THE SPACE AT ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL, (2) THE ZONE AT ORANGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY, 3) THE LOFT AT COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL, (4) THE HUB AT MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND (5) THE DEN AT BLOOMFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Thelma Villamor | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 35 | $223,847 |
| Jacques Hryshko | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 35 | $208,828 |
| Krista Zuccheri | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 35 | $161,149 |
| John Surface | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | 35 | $129,541 |
| Allan Tananbaum | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roxanne Kam | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Grace Finn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Felicia Fdyfil-Horne | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Gilbert Cohen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Simone Cleveland | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Coloff | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Braden Schipke Cfp | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Mcgehee | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Saba Laeeq Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nelson Troche-Hayes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laura E Whitmire Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jami Jacobson Thall | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Reich Lsw | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joan E Mcgeough | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Faith Lefkort | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Fuentes Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Feldman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jacque A Breslauer Cia Cesa Ccsa | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Heidi W Murphy | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff R Harrison Cpa | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Lipsky | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Alan P Levine | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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