News - December 2020

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 transitioning out of care and need individualized skill development and support to transition successfully into adulthood

Housing & Homeless Prevention, Edison, NJ • Provide case management services to individuals and families at the Ozanam Family Shelter.

Middlesex Youth Services, Edison, NJ • Daily oversight, behavior management and intervention of youth and adolescent clients within therapeutic after-school program • Maintain a client caseload and develop treatment and discharge plans

Hunterdon/Warren Behavioral Health & Youth Services, Phillipsburg, NJ • Provide support, case management and transportation for young adults working toward self-sufficiency in residential apartments

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

All Catholic Charities facilities with the exception of 24 hours sites will close today 12.16 at 2:00 P.M. and will remain closed tomorrow, 12.17. Some services will be provided virtually. Please stay safe.

The NJ Department of Health through the City of New Brunswick is offering COVID-19 testing at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s Unity Square at 81 Remsen Avenue in New Brunswick.  The testing will be offered on Tuesdays throughout December from 10AM to 2PM and will be free of charge.  Those wishing to obtain a rapid test are advised to refrain from eating or drinking within 30 minutes of testing.  Insurance is requested but not required. 

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Teams delivered holiday meals to their consumers in New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and East Brunswick, NJ, just in time for Thanksgiving. Catholic Charities’ Staff members Rose Bohar, Team Leader and Elizabeth Paz, PACT Secretary, carefully prepare meals for delivery to East Brunswick PACT consumers in accordance with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. The Catholic Charities’ PACT program is guided by the principal that individuals with mental illness, even those with the most impaired functioning, can reside in normal settings in the community if adequate supports and services are provided.

Hunterdon/Warren Behavioral Health & Youth Services, Phillipsburg, NJ • Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments (BPS) for the Department of Child Protection and Permanency in Warren County

Middlesex Behavioral Health, East Brunswick NJ • Provide leadership, supervision, staff development and training to clinical team

Students from the World Language Honor Societies from Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung recently hosted a diaper drive to benefit Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s New Brunswick childcare programs and Unity Square Neighborhood.   Senior students from the Mount Language Honor Societies used their talents to create a video (https://vimeo.com/473424318 ) to promote the diaper drive.  The drive was extended due to the large response from Mt Saint Mary Academy families.  

Hunterdon/Warren/Somerset Behavioral Health & Youth Services, Bridgewater, NJ • Aide in deescalating emotional and behavioral crisis and support youth and family in youth’s home or community setting

PACT, Perth Amboy, NJ • Provide community based treatment and skills to persons with serious mental illness • Responsible for providing and coordinating MICA services for consumers