NORTH BRUNSWICK – Mobile Family Success Center, a program run by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen which provides community-based, family-centered services utilizing neighborhood gathering places in Middlesex County, was honored with a proclamation from North Brunswick Mayor Francis M. Womack III and the Township Council during their March 7 virtual meeting. With Rosela Roman, director of Mobile Family Success Center, and Rosmery Suarez, family partner, in attendance for the virtual meeting, North Brunswick Township Councilman Rajesh Mehta read the proclamation aloud. “The Mobile Family Success Center programs are thoughtful and family oriented,” the proclamation states. “They require parent/child joint participation and promote interaction between children, parents, families and different cultures,” it continues. Councilman Mehta, who also serves as a health ambassador for Mobile Family Success Center and has led breathing exercises and meditation events for the program in the past, offered his own accounting of how their offerings have helped shape the township. “They are doing a nice job for the community. Last year, they did an event helping pregnant women, a fall event in Kilmer Homes, a rodeo in North Brunswick, painting events in the North Brunswick Senior Center and organized bingo for senior citizens,” the councilman said. “My wife showed how to prepare Indian food and I did breathing exercises and meditation on Zoom for the community. These activities they organize for the community all year-round help people learn and enjoy,” he graciously said of the programs organized by Mobile Family Success Center. According to the proclamation, the Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County has offered free, high-quality programs to North Brunswick for over nine years. The programs were started in the township’s Parsons Elementary School with two programs a month – one for children and one for parents – and have since expanded to offerings for the entire community, often including the township’s schools, police department, fire department and first aid squad. Programs organized by Mobile Family Success Center are free and accessible to everyone. Their programs are often held virtually or in community-shared places such as schools, libraries, and community centers in Edison, Sayreville, Piscataway, East Brunswick and North Brunswick. Past program offerings have included: Covid-19 vaccine clinics; wellness check-ins; “ice cream with a cop”; bingo; baking and cooking sessions; resume writing; family budgeting; or family fun activities. Other services include information and referrals, as well as family success planning and case management. “I have worked with Mobile Family Success Center for nine years and it is a perfect partnership,” said Debbie Druker, a teacher and collaborative partner at Parsons Elementary School who nominated Mobile Family Success Center for the recognition. She said Mobile Family Success Center offers two or three programs a month for students at the school and their families, which catalyzed change in the township and in families. “Parents and students would bond and start to converse amongst different cultures, which didn’t happen often before Mobile Family Success Center’s events.” More information about Mobile Family Success Center and its programs can be found on their social media pages @mfscmiddlesex or by visiting their website: www.ccdom.org/mfscmiddlesex. # # # Started in 2013, the Mobile Family Success Center seeks to strengthen individual and family functioning and empower people to acquire the knowledge, skills and resources they need to succeed and to provide an optimal environment for children’s development throughout Middlesex County. The Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County is operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, and administered by the Middlesex County Human Services Advisory Committee with funding from the Department of Children and Families.