East Orange Family Success Center is a community-based, family-centered neighborhood gathering place where any community resident can go for family support, information, and services. The Family Success Center’s goal is to enrich the lives of children and adults by making families stronger and empowering them to succeed.
At the Family Success Center you can learn new skills, share your talents, participate in activities, connect with resources, lead workshops, and meet others in your community. The center offers a variety of free educational workshops and family friendly events and activities for all ages.
Resources – Connecting families to services through information and referrals; individualized family success plans, parenting education, and parent/child bonding activities.
Family Gatherings – Monthly family bonding activities.
SHARE – Monthly food co-op offering fresh fruit, vegetables, poultry, meat, and groceries at deeply discounted rates.
Drop-in Activities – Hands-on activities for children & families, held on days when local schools are closed.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Partnership – Free tickets for families to attend cultural performances and activities.
Active Parenting – A video-based education program teaching parents techniques to assist in raising responsible children who are able to cope with life’s challenges.
Circle of Security – Assisting parents in recognizing their child’s needs and developing a healthy parent-child bond.
Financial Literacy – Workshops that assist individuals and families to increase their knowledge and utilization of financial planning tools and skills.
KUUMBA – Early Childhood literacy-based workshop to teach parents creative and engaging play activities for children ages 3-5 years old. Activities emphasize speech/language development, motor skills, and developmental milestones.
For Children and Adolescents
Sankofa Academy – Held during afterschool hours, and the summer, the academy conducts a series of academic enrichment, tutoring, reading, and cultural awareness activities for grade school students.
Empowerment Workshops – Providing life skills training to individuals and families to foster independence and positive self-motivation.
East Orange Family Success Center
132 South Harrison Street
East Orange, NJ 07018
973-395-1442
Director: Cynthia Campbell
Email: cynthia.campbell@centerffs.org
FSC Email: eastorangefsc@centerffs.org
Website: https://eastorange-fsc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EOFSC
Available to all Essex County residents.
In reaching 3,000 families annually, ICC’s many programs aim to:
Address unmet needs and service gaps, particularly for underserved individuals and families
Provide Summer Programs for community youths
Serve as a Community Center for Ironbound residents
Create After-School programs in partnership with Newark Public Schools
Provide Environmental Justice leadership
ICC’s programs include the following.
Children’s Programs (Birth – 5 years old)
Early Head Start, Infants & Toddlers
Preschool, Head Start
Youth Programs (5 – 13 years old)
After-School
Community Center
Hawkins St. School
Summer Programs
Community Center
Newark Public Schools
Environmental Justice Leadership
Family Services
Family Success Centers
Information, Assistance & Advocacy for Families
Child & Family Activities
Emergency Assistance
Education Programs
Counseling (VOCA. FOC)
Fresh Food
Mental Health Services & Abuse Counseling
Breaking the Cycle
Therapy
Case Management
Emergency Assistance
Information & Referrals
Advocacy
Adult Education
Essex County College @ Ironbound
Citizenship
ESL, Computers (FSC)
Budgeting & Finances (FOC)
Jobs & Financial Counseling
Financial Opportunity Center
Free Tax Program
Financial Counseling
Financial Education
Job Training
Job Placement
Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center - Elm Street
317 Elm Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-465-0555 ext. 202
Director: Cheryl Meyers
Email: cmeyers@ironboundcc.org
Website: www.ironboundcc.org
Exclusive to Newark residents.
In reaching 3,000 families annually, ICC’s many programs aim to:
Address unmet needs and service gaps, particularly for underserved individuals and families
Provide Summer Programs for community youths
Serve as a Community Center for Ironbound residents
Create After-School programs in partnership with Newark Public Schools
Provide Environmental Justice leadership
ICC’s programs include the following.
Children’s Programs (Birth – 5 years old)
Early Head Start, Infants & Toddlers
Preschool, Head Start
Youth Programs (5 – 13 years old)
After-School
Community Center
Hawkins St. School
Summer Programs
Community Center
Newark Public Schools
Environmental Justice Leadership
Family Services
Family Success Centers
Information, Assistance & Advocacy for Families
Child & Family Activities
Emergency Assistance
Education Programs
Counseling (VOCA. FOC)
Fresh Food
Mental Health Services & Abuse Counseling
Breaking the Cycle
Therapy
Case Management
Emergency Assistance
Information & Referrals
Advocacy
Adult Education
Essex County College @ Ironbound
Citizenship
ESL, Computers (FSC)
Budgeting & Finances (FOC)
Jobs & Financial Counseling
Financial Opportunity Center
Free Tax Program
Financial Counseling
Financial Education
Job Training
Job Placement
Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center - Cortland Street
29-31 Cortland Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-344-5949 ext. 201
Director: Cheryl Meyers
Email: cmeyers@ironboundcc.org
Website: www.ironboundcc.org
Exclusive to Newark residents.
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