Author Archives: Louie Lavin

Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day 2016

Thursday, October 6, 2016, “Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day” This statewide single-day initiative on October 6, 2016 mobilized families, the prevention and treatment communities, concerned citizens and community leaders raising awareness of the potential for dependency on prescribed pain medicine and its link to heroin abuse rates in our state. This mobilization educated physicians and […]

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Gift of Recovery

Gift of Recovery To support people and families affected by addiction during a time of year that can prove challenging for many, we hosted our first ever “Gift of Recovery” event on Saturday, December 3rd. The 6-hour program kicked off with lunch sponsored by NCADD-NJ and catered by Dominicks of Newton. Over 50 community members […]

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CLEAR Program

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 […]

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A Parent’s as Champions Success Story

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 […]

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Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day

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 […]

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Compadres- Pathways 2 Prosperity Children’s Program

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 […]

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Youth Entrepreneurship Seeking Business Mentors

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 […]

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