November 1, 2019
Chris first tried drugs when he was 15. Marijuana gave way to harder drugs, and occasional dabbling grew into daily use. There were a few wake-up calls – like when he sold his car for money to buy cocaine or when he had to defend …
October 31, 2019
The Family Growth Program in Red Bank has gone to the dogs. Literally.
A yellow labrador retriever named Surf began working there as a facility dog this summer, comforting children and adults who have experienced trauma or abuse and helping them to recover.
Canine Companions for Independence, …
October 8, 2019
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton will be part of a new community coalition that will help youth victimized by gang violence in Greater Trenton, under an initiative made possible by a $316,000 federal grant.
PEI Kids received a three-year grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice …
September 17, 2019
It’s been two decades since Jeff and Megan Gordon first got involved with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton.
They felt called by their Christian faith to help people in need, so they ‘adopted’ a family in need each holiday season and attended the Guardian Angel Dinner …
September 9, 2019
Plenty of people like to joke that they gave their mamas migraines in their younger days.
That might be a bit truer for Nicole Jordan, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. She lived with her mother, and together, they tried to manage her mental …
September 6, 2019
New Jersey lags behind many other states in making sure its youngest residents have health coverage, with 78,000 children – primarily kids of color and those in low-income communities – uninsured.
That lapse comes despite research showing that uninsured kids tend to have poorer health into …
September 3, 2019
Abussamaa Ramziddin was just 8 when he went into New Jersey’s foster care system.
“We had some troubles in my home, so I was removed from the home,” Abussamaa said. “Once a child, especially a black male, enters a state system, your life is never the …
August 30, 2019
A hurricane blew Glenda Padín Rodríguez to New Jersey. A Puerto Rico native, Glenda and her husband decided soon after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island in September 2017 that they needed to move to the mainland.
“Everything changed,” she said of the deadly storm, which was …
August 28, 2019
State officials have extended funding to continue a unique, specialized program that helps pregnant women and new mothers – who are homeless or at risk of homelessness – recover from addiction in Mercer County.
The new funding – totaling $1.2 million – will ensure that For …
August 27, 2019
Working in mental health can be a stressful job, between clients in crisis, workforce shortages, burnout, and salaries that can lag behind those in other less-demanding careers. Consequently, it’s a profession with turnover rates that can climb as high as 70 percent, by some estimates.
That …
