The ASPIRA NJ Evening Reporting Center Program (ERC) continues to provide services for our clients during New Jersey’s Shelter-In-Place restrictions. Traditionally, ERC serves as an alternative to incarceration for juveniles between the ages 14-18 as these juveniles await their court hearings.
ASPIRA ERC provides educational support, meals, case management, a in-house boxing program, in-house recording studio, recreational activities outside of the program, and life skills workshops. These life skills workshops provide our clients with cognitive-behavioral awareness tools, job readiness skills, and educational enrichment strategies that they need to be successful citizens.
For additional information, contact Isaac Medina at 973-484-7554.
Available to all Essex County residents.
Hyacinth Care and Treatment Programs
People living with HIV have a variety of physical, psychosocial, and material needs. All of Hyacinth’s Care and Treatment Services, in alignment with federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requirements, are designed to improve the health and achieve health equity for people who are geographically isolated or economically/medically vulnerable. We serve all people, regardless of background, at our eight centers throughout New Jersey.
Non-Medical Case Management (Paterson, Jersey City, Newark, Plainfield, Trenton)
Emergency Financial Assistance (Jersey City, Plainfield, New Brunswick, Trenton)
Community Health Worker Program (All Offices)
Housing Placement Assistance (Newark, New Brunswick)
Individual & Group Substance Abuse Counseling (Paterson, Newark)
Individual Mental Health (All Offices)
Legal Client Advocacy (Jersey City, Newark)
Medical Case Management (Paterson, Newark)
Mental Health Groups (Wellness groups) (All Offices)
Psychosocial Services (All Offices)
Our Newark office hosts the Hyacinth Health & Wellness Center where HIV medical services as well as PrEP treatment are offered
Available to all NJ residents.
SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL
The Meadow Program, on our Secaucus campus, offers intensive treatment for individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders.
LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL
With locations in Newark and Secaucus, our long-term residential programs are ideal for men and women with a history of chronic relapse.
HALFWAY HOUSE
Located on our Newark and Secaucus campuses, our halfway house programs assist both men and women in sustaining sobriety, productively reentering their communities, securing stable employment and repairing relationships with family.
OUTPATIENT
Integrity House offers outpatient, intensive outpatient and partial care in Hudson County, Morris Plains, Newark and Toms River. With morning and evening options, we can accommodate most work, family and school schedules.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Our Supportive Housing programs, located in Newark, offer a safe place for men, women, and women and their children to continue working on their recovery while attaining independence and stability for their families.
CCBHC
In Newark, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) offers comprehensive risk and needs assessment, outpatient mental health and addictions services, 24/7 in-person and telephonic crisis stabilization services, case management, primary care screening and monitoring, peer and family support services, person centered treatment planning, and coordination with health care and social service providers.
Available to all NJ residents.
NCST Programs
Mentoring Through Case Management: Outreach Workers provide mentoring to youth and young adult ages 14-30 with achieving short term life goals.
Skilled and trained Outreach Workers are the linchpin to success of this initiative. Outreach Workers work individually and as a team to prevent community-based violence. We help residents with:
Hardship Assistance – Each participant has access up to $200 to address emergency needs.
Life Management Skills – Participants can receive up to 40 hour of life skills training and support.
Social Service Assistance – Participants are given assistance with acquiring birth certificates, Social Security cards, and other important personal documents.
Wellness Support – In partnership with the Department of Health and Community Wellness, participants are given access to confidential wellness evaluation and therapeutic counseling
Legal Support – In partnership with Rutgers University Newark Law Fellows, outreach workers and participants are provided with free legal services to address barriers to employment and self sufficiency.
Crime Survivor Support Services – In partnership with New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center, our advocates will facilitate the Victims Compensation Fund application process for mentees and survivors of crimes and connect them to support services.
Employment/Education Referrals – In partnership with Newark Jobs Connect and relationships with employers, participants are given priority referral and job training opportunities
High Risk Intervention (HRI): The High Risk Interventionist team’s primary responsibility is to respond to community based violence incidents based on intelligence from the community or law enforcement. HRI connects those engaged in violence to supportive counseling, crisis intervention assessment and mediation, referrals and resource information in order to restore peace and avoid arrest and incarceration.
Hospital Violence Intervention Program (HVIP): Outreach Workers are embedded in the University Hospital Trauma Center and connect victims and their families to supportive services Outreach workers also connect to the high risk intervention team and victim services in order to prevent repeat or retaliatory violence.
Safe Passage: NCST provides Safe Passage at schools with hot spots of violence surrounding select contracted schools. Outreach Workers are deployed in teams at key exit and entry points of the school, bus stops, stores and intersections where youth congregate in and around the school. Safe Passage allows Outreach Workers to develop relationships with the youth and their parents, intervene in and mediate potential conflicts, and ensure that students arrive to and from school in a safe and timely manner.
Trauma Recovery Center (TRC): The NCST Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) is a national award-winning program that is the first of its kind in Newark, NJ. It is designed to help victims of violent crime overcome barriers to accessing mental health treatment, health care, and legal resources in the acute aftermath of trauma. The TRC serves recent victims of violent crime, including survivors of physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds, stabbings, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
mauryncst@gmail.com, middletonsncst@gmail.com
The New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP) initiative is an association of higher education institutions in New Jersey that works in partnership with the State of New Jersey Department of Corrections and New Jersey State Parole Board, (a) to provide higher education courses toward a college degree for students while they are incarcerated, and (b) to assist in their transition to college life upon release from prison.
NJ-STEP
Rutgers University
School of Criminal Justice
As the primary source for New Jersey Career Connections' career navigation services, One-Stop Career Centers offer the most services and provide the most direction for jobseekers. They are staffed with qualified employment counselors to provide guidance for jobseekers. Other services, such as job training, are also offered at these locations.
The men and women of The Salvation Army have proudly served the people of Essex County for over 100 years. Throughout those years, our services and programs changed to better serve the changing needs of our communities. The same compassion and dedication brought to the Newark and the Essex County area by the founders, is still the standard in all we do.
Each of our services address the challenges faced by the working poor, single parents and families due to aging, hunger, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, homelessness and incarceration. In all of these arenas of service, we strive to offer a hand up, not a hand out.
As The Salvation Army always strives to keep its finger on the pulse of the community, we are consistently updating our programs to address what is happening and what is necessary to help those that are the most in need.
Make our programs more comprehensive and capable of serving those facing special challenges in their lives - Join us. You may volunteer in any of our programs, donate items or funds, or make special financial provisions through a bequest, annuity or endowment.