On October 31, 2023, our Providence House team ended Domestic Violence Awareness Month on a high note by welcoming a number of esteemed guests, including New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim, for a tour of its recently renovated Burlington County safe house.
“We were so happy …
We are pleased to announce Melissa Boege, Director of the Family Growth Program of Monmouth and Ocean counties, presented a workshop today at the National Children’s Alliance Annual Leadership Conference: The Future of Possible.
Boege’s innovative presentation, Made of Marble: The Intersection of Media & #MeToo …
After the pandemic started and the cabin fever set in, people resorted to all sorts of things to beat the boredom of life in lockdown – home projects, exercising and exploring nature. Amalia Deans began baking.
Baking was a balm for the 12-year-old Westampton girl, who …
School’s out. The kids are home. Parents are working from home. Cabin fever is setting in. No problem! Our creative arts therapists have some intriguing ideas for parents and children who are navigating the seesawing emotions of pandemic panic and sheltering-in-place boredom, as the world hunkers …
There was a time when the sounds of anger filled Teresa’s house. Her boyfriend let his fists and foul language fly so much that she, their two sons, and her daughter lived in fear.
Teresa thought therapy could change him, and for a while, it seemed …
From books to basketballs and paintbrushes to Play-Doh, most 8-year-olds would have no shortage of goodies to add to their birthday wish lists.
But as Savannah Bain’s 9th birthday approached earlier this month, she had different ideas.
“Me and my mom sat on the couch on a …
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 …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is now collecting school supplies to ensure that children from low-income families start the school year with everything they need to learn.
Fifteen percent of New Jersey’s nearly 2 million children live in poverty, according to the 2018 New Jersey Kids …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House Domestic Violence Services is an organization that offers a wide array of services for victims of domestic violence, free of charge. One of these programs is PALS, which stands for Peace: A Learned Solution. It offers creative arts …
Several Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton family-strengthening programs based in Mercer County have expanded to a new location in Ewing.
The new office opened April 8 in a sprawling, ground-floor, 6,000-square-foot office space in the Scotch Plaza at 1239 Parkway Ave.
The programs that moved, which are …
