HOW UNITED WAY HELPS

Abilities Center of Southern NJ

Employment and Workforce
Development for People with
Disabilities

Develops employment opportunities for people with disabilities. A matrix of service choices enables the individual to determine realistic vocational goals, receive training in work habits and skills, and become employed in the setting or position most suited to identified goals and strengths.

American Red Cross

Disaster Preparedness, Response
and Education

Aids the public to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Volunteers are trained to respond to immediate emergency needs and provide financial assistance, shelter, mental health and health services, such as hotel nights, food and clothing vouchers, client transportation, etc.

Services to Armed Forces and
International Tracing and Reunification

Provide emergency communication for the families of miltiary personnel during times of personal crisis. Military families are provided with social services, financial assistance and mental health. Assist in tracing war victims for family members trying to reunite.

ARC Gloucester

Camp Sun ‘N Fun

Supports a full summer residential and day camp program for children and adults with intellectual and related developmental disabilities.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Burlington, Camden, & Gloucester Counties

One-to-One Mentoring Services for
At-Risk Youth in Gloucester County

Provides community & school-based mentoring programs. Professionally supervised and supported one-to-one mentoring relationships between screened and trained volunteers and children & youth.

Center for Family Services, Inc.

Mental Health Counseling for
Trauma and Loss/Domestic Violence

Provide trauma response services, in-home counseling, specialized services for children & outpatient counseling for victims of domestic violence and traumatic events.

Provide therapy, resources, a safe shelter, counseling, life skills, parenting training, mental health, substance abuse services and case management to homeless women and their children.

Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Outpatient services assisting adults and adolescents in becoming aware of substance abuse patterns, and establishes desire/skills to live healthy, drug-free lives. Including Recovery Network for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and ASL.

Together Youth Shelter

Short-term emergency shelter that provides a comprehensive life skills program for runaway & homeless youth (ages 9 through 18), with individual and family counseling.

Center for People in Transition

Displaced Homemaker Program

Assists participants to become emotionally & economically self-sufficient through life-skills training, career decision-making, educational or vocational training, supportive services, job placement & advocacy. Participants are individuals experiencing separation & divorce, death or disability of a spouse.

CONTACT Community Helplines, Inc.

Crisis Helpline

A 24/7 “hotline” staffed by trained volunteers giving therapeutic listening and appropriate information & referral to people who are dealing with depression, grief, abuse, suicide, loneliness, or other mental health problems.

Telephone Reassurance

Supportive daily phone calls to isolated and homebound senior citizens who live alone. Emergency intervention, when needed. Reduce social isolation. The goal is to prevent premature nursing home placement.

FamCare

Pacesetters – Parent Education
Program

An 8-week cycle that teaches parenting, positive discipline, non-abusive punishment, effective communication, use of rewards and stress/anger management to build stronger and healthier families.

Special Needs Clinical Services

Provides routine healthcare & early cancer screening for underinsured & uninsured women.

Food Bank of South Jersey, Inc.

Basic Need – Emergency &
Interim Food

Solicits high quality, surplus food & provides it to charitable feeding agencies, who in turn distribute it to the disabled, seniors, children, working poor, homeless individuals, and families in need.

Girl Scouts of Central & Southern NJ

Leadership Experience

Serving girls ages 5-17 and focusing on at-risk neighborhoods by developing positive values, exploring their world, aking action on important issues related to their own lives, skill building, career awareness, educational activities, developing healthy lifestyles, travel, and having fun.

Glassboro Child Development Centers

Preschool Program

Children ages 6 weeks to 5 years: weekday, year-round emphasis is on intellectual, physical, social, emotional and cognitive development.

School Age Programs

Children in grades K-8 before and/or after school, offering homework assistance, physical activities, technology programs, sports, arts, service learning, Lego robotics, KidRead (family literacy program). Also, Camp Horizons is a summer day camp.

HollyDELL, Inc.

Twenty One Plus Program (T.O.P.)

Provides adults with severe physical, medical and cognitive challenges the opportunity to experience the diverse aspects of life through direct involvement in the community to enhance their self-esteem, socialization and facilitate their indepedence.

Literacy Volunteers of Gloucester County, Inc.

Basic Reading

Recruit & train adult volunteers to work one-on-one to tutor adults who have difficulties reading the English language, including those for whom English is not their native language.

Maryville, Inc.

Residential Addiction Treatment
Services with Sub-Acute Detox

Provides a safe residential environment for treatment of addictions, with a goal of longtime recovery. Use of evidenced-based practices, producing outcomes that are positive and measurable, both medically and clinically. Relapse prevention skills to maintain abstinence.

NewPoint Behavioral Health Care, Inc.

Outpatient Program

Provides comprehensive counseling services to individuals, families and groups by skilled and credentialed outpatient clinicians.

Repauno PreSchool Day Care Center, Inc.

Infant & Preschool Child Care

Targeting low-income families with children age 6 weeks to 5 years to receive quality early education, proper nutrition and socialization skills. Also offers summer day camp for children 6 to 12 years of age.

Robins’ Nest, Inc.

Provides assessment, case management and resource linkages to individuals, many have mitigating circumstances which compromise their ability to access services and/or have a history of heavy reliance on social services and emergency assistance. Utilize a three-prong approach - assess, link and follow up.

Provides solution-focused outpatient counseling. Services include individual, group, family, couples counseling and focuses on the treatment of child/adolescent mental health and behavioral disorders, sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and marital and family discord.

Healthy Families

Volunteer home visiting program for high-risk parents to enhance family functioning, promote positive parent-child interaction, and promote healthy childhood growth and development.

Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice

Provides in-home or in-patient consultations by a palliative trained, board certified physician, advanced practice nurse and social worker to coordinate care, help the patient to understand their condition and the choices open to them.

Senior Corps/Community Services Corps

Volunteer Placement Program

Actively recruit, train and retain community volunteers, age 55 and over, with a myriad of talents and education for positions in non-profits to answer pressing community needs.

Shirley Eves Developmental & Therapeutic Center, Inc.

Hotel Respite

Individuals with disabilities are given the opportunity to spend a weekend out in the community with trained respite workers, while giving their caregivers a break from the 24/7 care required to keep their disabled family member at home.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, Inc.

Senior Wellness

Assist older adults living in senior housing buildings through education and counseling, to achieve and maintain their highest level of wellness, avoid hospitalization and remain independent.

Recruits and refers potential volunteers to local non-profits, thereby addressing community problems by engaging citizens in active community service.

In collaboration with United Way of Gloucester County and Senior Corps, this Plan will provide a road map to increasing volunteerism in the county. Also, the initiatives and goals of this Plan are focused on capacity building for nonprofits.

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley

Eleanor Corbett House

This 46-bed facility helps homeless women and families achieve self-sufficiency and lead self-fulfilled, independent lives through workshops, tutoring and supportive services. Also, the Safe Haven Program provides temporary housing and support services to homeless single women with behavioral health challenges.

Woodbury Child Development Center, Inc.

Child Care

Provides childhood care and early education, after school, out of school, and summer care for children age 4 months to 12 years on a full-day, full-year program. They are assisted with homework, do arts and crafts, attend computer classes, and other activities.

YMCA of Gloucester County

Summer Day Camp

Focus on developing positive relationships, learning character development, values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility, and participating in a wide range of different physical activities to promote teamwork, friendship and an active lifestyle.