Tag: New Jersey Department of Children and Families
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South Brunswick school district could lose state funding for mental health programming
Under the state’s proposed plan to reform the student mental health system, the South Brunswick school district may be at risk of losing mental health programming due to a loss in state funding. South Brunswick is one of 62 school districts that face the halting of mental health programs following Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement in…
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South Brunswick Suicide Awareness Walk set for Sept. 29
The South Brunswick School District, in collaboration with Rutgers School Based Youth Services, will hold a 1.5-mile walk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Woodlot Park, 124 New Road, South Brunswick. There will be wellness activities, music and food trucks to observe Suicide Awareness Week. For more information, email Jackie at…
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Displaced homemakers invited to women’s support group
The Women’s Center at Jewish Family Services (JFS) will hold a women’s support group from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Tuesday, beginning Jan. 30, at JFS of Middlesex County, 32 Ford Ave., Floor 2, Milltown. The JFS Women’s Center serves displaced homemakers: women who are single moms, separated, divorced, widowed or living with a disabled…
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Families celebrate Adoption Day
NEW BRUNSWICK — Since Noah Rosado was four-years-old, Rick Rosado stepped in as a father figure. Fast forward 13 years later, Noah and Rick are father and son, which was made official during National Adoption Day held at the Middlesex County Courthouse on Nov. 14. Jenny Perez-Rosado said her son Noah had always written “Rosado”…
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Families feel complete during National Adoption Day ceremony
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — The words “judgment for adoption granted” spoken by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Deborah J. Venezia never sounded so sweet. Venezia, who presides over the Family Division in New Brunswick, spoke those words 18 times on Nov. 15 as the county celebrated its ninth annual adoption ceremony,…