Exchange Parent Aide is a supportive and educational in-home services program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-17. The program is designed to increase safety and reduce risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect.
Families and caregivers will be provided with individualized support, including:
Treatment Program for Adolescents with Problematic Sexual Behavior is available to help youth ages 13-18 who have engaged in illegal sexual behavior. Through weekly 60-90 minute group sessions, the program aims to prevent youth from re-engaging in problematic sexual behavior, increase prosocial behavior, and enhance caregiver/parenting skills. Two groups, one for youth and the other for the caregiver, will run concurrently each week with the groups meeting at the end of each session. Caregiver participation in the program is required and is fundamental for the success of the youth.
Serenity Homes provides temporary shelter care for children up to age 18. Services are provided through the trauma-informed Nurtured Heart approach, which emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for the children in our care and helps them rebuild a sense of control.
Serenity Homes provides:
Triad House is a 24-hour residential group home for youth ages 16-21 who are experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges. The youth-centered program provides individualized treatment for youth to deal with and overcome the effects of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and to achieve their goals. Triad House promotes a safe and inclusive environment for all youth and emphasizes the importance of youth understanding and celebrating diversity regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and ethnicity.
Center For Family Services' staff works closely with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to provide a variety of Supervised Visitation Services to families and children living in Morris and Sussex Counties.
Supervised Visitation
Services offered include:
Enhanced Supervised Visitation
Services offered include:
The sturdier the foundation, the stronger the house.
The Family Stabilization Program provides therapeutic counseling services with strength-based interventions and an emphasis on raising heathy, safe children who are ready to learn. This program addresses a family’s basic needs and offers comprehensive resources around parenting, coping, and life skills that can help families navigate major life transitions.
All services are free and also available in Spanish.
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Peer Recovery Support services are available for individuals currently involved in Center For Family Services' CPSAI program or who have been referred by DCP&P.
Peer Recovery Support is a totally voluntary, peer-to-peer program for individuals struggling with drugs and alcohol. Our Peer Recovery Support Specialists will provide assistance to individuals in all areas of recovery, serving as their biggest advocate. Through lived experience, Peer Recovery Support Specialists will help individuals embrace a life in recovery.
Services include:
Evolutions provides young men dealing with both substance abuse and mental illness with a safe place to live while they develop coping skills to become self-sufficient.
The program offers a serene, home-like setting for up to five young men between the ages of 13-17. During their 6- to 9-month stay, young men receive supportive services from our highly-qualified team so they can be successfully reunited with family or transition into an independent living situation.
Services for youth living at Evolutions include:
The YES Shelter is an all-gender safe home that provides short-term safe housing for ages 13-17. Counselors work with adolescents for up to one month to provide counseling, educational services, and life skills training until they may be reunited with their families or another safe housing alternative such as a group home or foster care.
YES Shelter provides:
It starts with one. It starts with you. You can be the one to change a life. A child right here in your community is in need of support and a safe place to live. You can be the one to provide help and change a life.
