Shelter home parents do extraordinary things. 

Helping Hands Serenity Homes shelter home parents are special people who provide guidance, love and stability to children and teens in need of a safe place to live.

Are you able to provide care in a bilingual English & Spanish speaking home? Apply today by calling 856.651.9633

Camden DREAMS provides apartments in the Camden area for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system, or for young people without the support of family. With the guidance of counselors, young adults learn to set goals, make responsible choices, and develop a plan for a self-sufficient futures.  

Children’s Partial Care program is a community-based, structured partial care program, designed to support and encourage youth experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges and their families. Children's Partial Care builds on individual strengths and helps young people enhance their self-image, overcome challenges, take responsibility for their actions, make effective choices, set goals, and improve peer and family relationships. Services offered at Children’s Partial Care are multidisciplinary and designed to promote positive development.

A TAG support group for grandparents and other relatives raising children meets twice a month.

SAFE provides in-home counseling and case management to Camden County seniors and disabled adults to improve their quality of life, prevent institutionalization, and help them remain living in their own homes and communities.

Our counselors are available to provide important support services to assist the elderly and disabled populations. Caring, dedicated staff work to ensure individuals are connected to available community resources. This support allows seniors and disabled adults to stay safely in their homes where they are most comfortable.

Services include state-wide and county based hotlines designed to give callers information and support for a variety of issues.

NJ PRISM - 844.NJPRISM (657.7476) - 24/7 statewide hotline providing information and referrals to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Women’s Referral Central - 800.322.8092 - provides statewide information and referral for women. Referrals are based on issues of concern to women in NJ including, but not limited to, abuse, legal or medical issues, and homelessness.

The purpose of the TAFCAR program is to prevent the abuse and neglect of children and to help families gain stability. TAFCAR provides intensive in-home education, counseling, case management, and support services in Camden and Gloucester Counties. Our staff works closely with the Department of Children and Families and the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to support positive family relationships. Parents are taught how to communicate with their children, how to solve problems, and how to manage their children's behavior.

The SASS program helps Camden County families develop a sense of security and higher level of self-assurance. Through SASS individuals learn the power of advocating for themselves. SASS encourages stronger families and healthier communities. SASS counselors provide support to families and teach the ways to:

PASO provides evaluation and individual, family, and group counseling for sexually acting out adolescents and their families. Strength-based counseling supports the individuals, ages 5-21, in improving their self-esteem and changing their behavior.

MST is a an evidence-based, 3-5 month intensive in home family counseling program that connects parents with the tools and resources needed to improve communication and strengthen the family unit. Counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide in home support to families.  Our goal is to keep children and families safe, and prevent out of home placement.

Focusing on ages 12-17.5 with behaviors at risk for out of home placement, MST counselors work in the home visiting families at least twice a week.  MST counselors work to: