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PACT, Perth Amboy, NJ • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary PACT team • Provide community based treatment and skills training to persons with serious mental illness

Due to weather conditions, Catholic Charities offices will close today at 12:30 PM, with the exception of 24 hour facilities.

Finance & Accounting, Perth Amboy, NJ • Prepare claims to submit to Medicaid/Medicare/Commercial insurance through MyEvolv billing software (835) and Trizzetto clearinghouse • Apply electronic remittances (837) and cash receipts to claims • Follow up consistently on unpaid or rejected claims

Housing & Homeless Prevention, Edison, NJ • Supervise staff, direct staff activity and assist in the direction of Housing and Homeless Prevention programs • Assure programs uphold the expectations of funding sources and the agency

Hunterdon/Warren Behavioral Health & Youth Services, Flemington, NJ • Intensive in-home counseling for CP&P-referred families and youth in Hunterdon County • Case conference w/CP&P and other providers

Cadets from Civil Air patrol Squadron led by 1Lt Carol-Faaland-Kronmaier, CAP Deputy Commander for Cadets, and Major Lorrainne Denby team up with Dr. Sarah Shell to provide masks for healthcare workers and hospitals and now to local non-profit organizations.

Somerset Behavioral Health & Youth Services, Bridgewater, NJ • Provide multiple modality clinical services to clients and their families

Child Care Services, New Brunswick, NJ • Manage and direct an Abbott preschool classroom • Follow daily schedule and the mandated curriculum • Supervise and work in conjunction with the Teacher assistant

Child Care Services, New Brunswick, NJ • Work directly in an Abbott preschool classroom • Follow the daily schedule • Work in conjunction with the Head Teacher and follow mandated curriculum

Middlesex Behavioral Health, Middlesex County, NJ • Outpatient mental health treatment setting working with children, adolescents and adults • Provide direct clinical services, including psychopharmacology and psychotherapy

Middlesex Youth Services, Edison, NJ • Intensive in-home counseling for CP&P-referred families and youth in Middlesex County • 24/7 cell phone coverage

Middlesex Youth Services, New Brunswick, NJ • Work with a DCP&P contract caseload of children placed in relative or non-relative Resource Homes • Provide transportation for children of all ages referred for visitation services in Middlesex County • Vehicle maintenance for 6 vehicles in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy

Left to Right, Aoife Scott and Ciaran Scott with Catholic Charities Case Worker, Jeffry Alfaro. Ciaran Scott wanted to do something for his ministry at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen. His mom called the Ozanam Family Shelter and Catholic Charities Staff member Catherine Jackson provided a short list of items that would benefit those staying at the shelter.  Ciaran took responsibility for collecting the water and his sister, Aoife organized the toiletries. They texted their friends and family about their cause and within a short time were able to collect all of the items on the list.  During the last week of June, Ciaran and Aoife brought their donation of water, diapers, napkins, cleaning supplies and cosmetics to the Ozanam Family Shelter.  The pair told their mom they felt “great” donating to the shelter. 

Middlesex Behavioral Health & Youth Services, Perth Amboy, NJ • Responsible for providing community based case management and clinical services to a caseload of youth age 17-21, who are transitioning out of resource home care • Provide services to address the needs of young people with individualized skill development and support to transition successfully into adulthood • Works in the field and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation

Child Care Services, Hillsborough, NJ • Responsible for the daily operation and management of a before and/or after school program • Supervise all on-site staff, development and guidance

Child Care Services, Hillsborough, NJ • Responsible for assisting in the daily operations and management of an after school program • Assist with staff supervision and compliance with administrative procedures and the Office of Licensing mandates relative to Child Care programming

Child Care Services, Hillsborough, NJ • Supervise children and assist with the various program components of the before and/or after school program

Left to Right, Catholic Charities Staff Member Cynthia Bagner, Rutgers Students Khushbu Mistry and  Nandini Patel, Staff Members Shahan Gilliam and Diana Mandel

In the media - newspapers, television, and on-line, we hear about heroes in hospitals, EMS, police, supermarkets, food pantries, Amazon and so many others that step up in times of crisis.  We are so grateful for their service and compassion.  Dr. Esther Schlesinger wants you to know about another group of heroes. Dr. Schlesinger works for the Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) team in Middlesex County at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, serving those with serious and persistent mental illness.

During this time of uncertainty, shut down and job loss, “The Catholic Spirit” took time to revisit the Catholic Charities food pantry that opened in Phillipsburg five years ago this month. According to Brooke Renkens, Catholic Charities Service Area Director for Hunterdon and Warren Counties, the food pantry on South Main Street was anticipating an increase in numbers but that did not happen. “We tried to analyze why there hasn’t been a huge increase, and we think it is because most of our clientele receive NJ SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program],” she said.