Programs We Will Offer

In our efforts in bringing this project to fruition, we have galvanized the support of philanthropists, other organizations, and private donors to assist in furthering our important cause. It is our core belief that a healthy community is one where its members have access to quality health care, gainful employment, stable housing, and healthy food sources.

Our community and family resource center will pose as the neighborhood's one-stop center providing services that will address our community's five areas of concern.

Career Development Services

We will offer career development services in 5 phases:

Career Assessment/ Discovery: exploring individual's employment interest and networking with potential employers
Job Development: assist individuals seeking employment to develop or re-establish skills, attitudes, personal characteristics interpersonal skills work behaviors, and functional capacities to achieve positive employment outcomes
Job Coaching: help those who have experienced barriers to gainful employment. They will learn to perform work duties and develop interpersonal skills necessary for the workplace
Job Long-Term Retention: activities that include but are not limited to: strategizing ongoing communication, assessing employment situation/ satisfaction, facilitating relationships with employers, exploring data on individuals' production rate, and monitoring life changes that result from employment

Youth Recreation

Foster partnerships with the Paterson Public School District and Paterson Housing Authority to make use of neighborhood facilities for year-round youth recreation.

Year-round recreation activities that include but are not limited to: indoor/outdoor spring and summer basketball league, arts and crafts, computer literacy courses, coding, video games, life skills, hiking, camping, field trips, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Health Services

Mental health and substance abuse counseling
Patient care: Level 1- Outpatient, Level 2.1- Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Level 2.5 Partial Hospitalization
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: trauma related counseling
Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy: motivational interviews, anger management, relapse prevention, and community reinforcement
Treatment for gambling and tobacco cessation treatment
Community violence and victim advocacy services

Life Skills and Continued Education

General Education Diploma Preparation
Vocation rehabilitation/ vocational training
Tutoring services that strengthen parent and children relationships
Parental skills for young or single parents with the goal of strengthening their parenting skills, building family relationships, directing them to childcare services, and preparing them for beneficial employment

Community Garden Project

We have taken an abandoned lot and converted it into a community garden
We provide fresh produce to our community members
Mobilized community youth involvement
Educating community members in gardening