News - December 2018

Just in time for the 2018-19 school year, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, added a second preschool program to its catalogue of services in New Brunswick - the Youth Enrichment Services (YES) at St. Ladislaus, 197 Somerset Street. Catholic Charities is building on the success of the YES Early Learning Center at Sacred Heart, 115 Commercial Avenue, which uses Tools of the Mind© Curriculum to ensure every child becomes a successful learner. The Agency was awarded a second contract and began the task renovating the center on July 1st. Thirty-two new staff members were hired and upgrades to the center were completed in preparation to welcome students in September. The Preschool Center at St. Ladislaus has 12 classrooms with a maximum capacity of 180 children. Funding for the program is provided by the New Brunswick School District.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen once again found itself both giving and receiving at the 15th Annual Harvest of Hope dinner held on October 25th Immaculate Conception 316 Old Allerton Road, Annandale, NJ. The dinner is an annual celebration of the Catholic Charities Solidarity Team (CCST), a volunteer program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen that works to promote the universality of the Church and to reduce injustice & suffering overseas and locally in the Metuchen Diocesan Counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren. About 100 people attended the dinner that spotlighted the work in Guatemala of two congregations from the Diocese of Metuchen.

Two hundred and seventy five supporters for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen gathered together on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Palace in Somerset Park, NJ to honor this year’s Champions, David and Deborah Samuel and Reverend Monsignor John N. Fell, STD. The event was a visible sign of solidarity for the less fortunate among us while providing much-needed financial support for the vital work of Catholic Charities.