News - Youth Services

The Catholic Charities Youth Partial Care program and Mobile Family Success Center spent World Suicide Prevention Day hosting a booth at Brady’s Walk in Old Bridge, NJ.

Recently, graduation celebrations took place in the LifeSet Program as LifeSet Specialists, Krista Merola and Diana Mandel both celebrated earning their master’s degrees in social work. Both graduates completed their degrees at Rutgers University School of Social Work during the Covid-19 pandemic with Krista graduating in May 2020 and Diana graduating in January 2021. Due to safety concerns during the pandemic, Krista and Diana were unable to walk in a formal graduation ceremony. However, their long-awaited graduation ceremony was held at the Rutgers Gardens in October, and the LifeSet Program celebrated the Specialists’ achievements over brunch that followed.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s Acting Executive Director Julio Coto is pleased to announce the launch of the Youth Villages LifeSet Program in Middlesex, Mercer, Somerset, and Union Counties. Made possible through a partnership between Catholic Charities and New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families (DCF), the LifeSet program is a bridge to successful adulthood for young people transitioning from foster care.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen is offering IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for youth ages 9-17 in the Youth Partial Care (YPC) program.  Services provided include assessment and evaluation, referral, linkage and follow-up services, group therapy, monthly family sessions, psychiatric evaluation and monthly medication monitoring. The YPC program provides each youth and their family an individualized treatment plan.

Catholic Charities Program Clinical Supervisor Odali Melendez accompanied by Housing Specialist Lisa Novalany recently presented keys to the first family to benefit from the newly launched Keeping Families Together Program (KFT) at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen.