News - Somerset County Services

SOMERVILLE – Unlike many of its peer Catholic secondary educational institutions, Immaculata High School does not require its students to meet a defined number of service hours in order to graduate. Yet they still volunteer, and in droves.

Life can be very hectic for working parents of school-age children, and for many the most challenging time comes when the school bell signals the close of the day. The time when mothers did not work and were home to greet their youngsters after school are long gone. Today in most families dads and moms work most times beyond the school day or they have other obligations.

Bridgewater Fun! Door decorations! Everyone had a great time decorating for the holidays. Click on the link to see all the pictures!

March is National Social Work Month and this year’s theme is Social Workers are Essential. LuAnn Dias, Service Area Director of Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen was recently honored in the Department of Human Services Somerset County Social Work Recognition Contest.

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 Staff Members Connie Castro, Chelsea Batista, Erio Rosario-Perales and Christian Vasquez attended WinterFest 2020

Intensive Family Support Services (IFSS) featured on Magic 98.3!

Often the difference between an elderly or disabled person being able to stay comfortably in their own home or having to move is the ability to have their groceries delivered. In Somerset County, the Senior Shoppers of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen program is making that difference. To continue this valuable service to our elderly neighbors more volunteers are needed.

Volunteers for the Senior Shopper program deliver groceries to a senior in Somerset County. “I couldn’t do it without them,” Says Mrs. S. of the students of the New Road School who have shopped for her since early this year. “This is a wonderful program and it is also my pleasure to talk to the volunteers about their lives and share a little bit of myself.” Operated by Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen for the Somerset County Office on Aging, the Senior Shopper program currently serves 84 low and moderate income elderly or disabled people who otherwise could not remain in their homes and preserve their independence. Call 908-722-1881 to volunteer.

Left to Right, Senior Shopper Volunteers Rich Grieshaber, Ann Donnelly, Ann Radner Back Row: Case Manager Lisa Troulis, Senior Shopper Volunteers, Roger Nation, Jim Dornbach, Bruce Keele, and Victor Viscomi, Volunteer Coordinator Bob Hurte