Sussex County CLEAR (Community, Law Enforcement, Addiction, Recovery) November marked one year since a group of concerned community stakeholders met to address recovery support for those addicted to opiates and in need of services and treatment in our county. Never before have different organizations, professionals and volunteers assembled in this way to focus on solutions […]
The holidays are upon us and while this can be a great time of joy, it is a source of increased physical, emotional, spiritual and financial stress for many individuals. This is especially true for those in recovery from addictive illness, and family and friends of those living with active addiction. Of utmost importance at […]
Hamburg Elementary School – A Parent’s as Champions Success Story This past March ten parents representing seven Sussex and Warren County schools participated in a two day “Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) – Parents as Champions for Healthy Schools” workshop hosted by The Center’s School Health Specialists, Pamela Pastorino and Ashley LeBelle. After this training the […]
The energy, enthusiasm and excitement at our 15th Annual Taking Flight to Change Summit was incredible! Never Underestimate the Power Of One, this year’s theme, sent a powerful message to over 1100 Sussex County students. Keynote speaker, Kyle Scheele, assured students that they can transform their school and community climate by being encouraging and accepting […]
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING THE VITA FREE TAX PREPARATION TEAM! We are having two informational sessions at SCCC, P2 Degree Up space in Building E, Room 105 on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm and January 11, 2017 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Pizza will be served. Below and attached is some […]
Thursday, October 6, 2016, is “Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day” – This statewide single-day initiative will mobilize families, the prevention and treatment communities, concerned citizens and community leaders to raise awareness of the potential for dependency on prescribed pain medicine and its link to heroin abuse rates in our state. The mobilization will have a […]
It has been a great summer for our compadres youth. We’ve expanded our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills. The children are busy designing and building their own communities. We have also been developing our social emotional skills by learning about empathy and respect; listening with attention; being assertive; respecting similarities and differences; understanding […]
CFPC graduated its second class of the Youth Entrepreneurship Project and funded five youth entrepreneurs. For our teen entrepreneurs, they are excited about turning all of their hard work into the reality of business ownership. But that dream doesn’t come easily. It’s difficult work with challenges around every corner. Their chance of success increases with […]
Our 2016 Strengthening Families Summer Family Fun Camp held its graduation for participating families on September 8th. The families enjoyed their time with each other and built relationships within their groups. In addition to having dinner with one another and getting support in the individual children, teen and parent groups, they had fun playing games […]
2nd Annual Changing the Face of Addiction Walk The Center for Prevention and Counseling hosted the 2nd Annual Changing the Face of Addiction walk at the Franklin Fireman’s Pavilion on Saturday, August 6th, 2016. The event was a big success with over 400 people and families participating in a day that was inspired by two […]
