November 22, 2021
After a harrowing departure from their homes and a grueling 6,778-mile journey to safety, the first evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst (JBMDL) on August 25th. As Operation Allies got underway, employees of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton were there, ready …
September 27, 2021
by Caryn Hirsch, LCSW
Service Area Clinical Director
Children & Family Services
Caryn has worked with children and their families for over 20 years. In 1999, she relocated to New Jersey and started her work at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, helping children and families overcome abuse, neglect …
September 22, 2021
Five years ago, Jaime Hooker needed help. She’d struggled for a long time with depression and anxiety, caused in part by bullies who tormented her through childhood because of her cerebral palsy. If she wanted to feel better, she knew she needed to move somewhere …
June 28, 2021
Summer’s coming, and with pandemic restrictions easing, people from Princeton to Palmyra are planning road trips, restaurant outings, and more. Tricia Risley is brushing up on motherhood.
Eight years after she lost custody of her daughter because of her mental illness, the 15-year-old is coming to …
June 24, 2021
At first glance, Nathaly seems like any other 16-year-old – shy around strangers, weary in the way over-busy teenagers can be, and ping-ponging steadily to and from her computer screen as the virtual school days at her North Jersey high school demand.
Poverty widespread
But just a …
June 23, 2021
Plenty of people respect their mothers. Karen’s kids so revere her that they call her Wonder Woman.
“They buy me t-shirts, mugs – I’ve got every trinket that’s Wonder Woman-themed,” she laughed. “It’s the most endearing term they could ever use for me. I guess they …
June 14, 2021
Counselors at Catholic Charities’ Providence House Domestic Violence Services in Ocean County (pictured, right) have introduced an innovative psychotherapy called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, to help women recover from sexual trauma experienced within their intimate partner relationship.
Developed over 25 years ago, EMDR is …
May 26, 2021
Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ, held the fourth of four commencement ceremonies on the afternoon of Thursday, May 20, 2021. / Russ DeSantis Photography and Video, LLC
Georgian Court University has awarded Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton Executive Director Marlene Laó-Collins an honorary doctorate in public service. At …
May 20, 2021
From a volunteer who advocates in court for abused and neglected children to a Realtor who helps homeowners facing foreclosure, the people who Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton will honor at its Guardian Angel Benefit of Hope are inspirational role models who have dedicated themselves …
April 28, 2021
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton has teamed up with social service and legal service organizations on a new program to provide rental, mortgage, utility and legal assistance for people struggling to pay their bills because of the pandemic.
The eviction-prevention initiative is called Operation Ivo, after …
