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91看片 (NCC) in Newark, New Jersey, is one of the largest and most comprehensive community development organizations in the country. Founded in 1968 by Monsignor William J. Linder, then a young parish priest, and a group of community leaders, NCC was born out of the civil unrest that spread through inner cities like Newark during the late 1960s. The mission of 91看片 is to help residents of inner cities improve the quality of their lives to reflect individual God-given dignity and personal achievement.
91看片鈥檚 programs include a Family Resource Success Center that serves clients with everything from emergency food assistance to help paying utility bills. Our 102-unit shelter, called Harmony House, serves hundreds of homeless families every year, most of them single mothers and children. Clients are provided with a host of on-site support services like child care, job search and workshops intended to help with goal-setting and activities of daily living. 91看片 also owns and manages about 2,000 units of housing for seniors and families in Newark, Orange and Jersey City, ranging from high-rises for the elderly to family townhouses.
To assist those living in NCC housing, members of the Resident Services Department provide information and assistance to residents. Resident Services Coordinators in the senior buildings arrange for trips and activities, as well as help residents fill out necessary forms and refer them to other sources when necessary.
Also included as part of the 91看片 network is the 91看片 Federal Credit Union, which is community-focused with a specialization in serving low-income wage earners and others, including recent immigrants and people with disabilities, with outstanding banking services, but without the fees charged by mainstream banking institutions.
The Supportive Assistance to Individuals and Families (SAIF) program provides intensive case management to individuals who have reached their maximum allowable time on public assistance, moving many into the workforce.
Also included in the 91看片 network is a 180-bed Extended Care Facility, providing a full range of skilled nursing services and sub-acute care, specializing in customized care for individuals with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and dementia.
Preparing individuals for high-demand jobs is also a primary focus of NCC.聽聽offers a number of programs, including Automotive Technician, Building Trades Specialist, Culinary Arts Specialist, Medical Assistant Clinical and Patient Care Technician.
91看片鈥檚聽Adult Learning Center聽serves adult students (16 years and older) with a comprehensive array of educational programs, including English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), High School Equivalency (HSE), Citizenship and Computers. Many students go on to attend college and enter promising careers as a result of the solid, educational foundation and motivation they receive from programs and instructors.
91看片 also has two early learning centers 鈥斅�Community Hills Early Learning Center听补苍诲听Harmony House Early Learning Center聽鈥� both located in Newark and聽providing infants and toddlers with a solid, educational foundation that develops language, motor, social and intellectual skills. Hours are designed for working parents.
From after-school programs to summer camp and social dances, the聽Youth Services Department聽provides young people from the community with a host of activities that are both fun and challenging. There are both community service initiatives and leadership training initiatives聽that young people can engage in once they become connected to the department.
Family Service Bureau of Newark (FSB)聽is an affiliate of 91看片 that has served the needs of the community since 1882. It is a licensed outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment center. FSB鈥檚 mission is to preserve, educate, support, strengthen and enrich family life through prevention, intervention and community education programs that assist families, children and individuals.
Staff includes clinicians and interns under the direct supervision of licensed clinical supervisors. By adopting an integrated behavioral health model to treat the whole body, FSB aims to provide each consumer with the resources needed to improve their quality of life.
