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Location:
116 North Main Street, Hightstown, NJ, 08520 |
Mail
to: P.O. Box 88, Hightstown, NJ, 08520 |
Phone:
609-443-4464 | Fax: 609-443-4866 |
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Our
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CASC's
Family Supportive Service offer direct assistance
and community partnership that address health,
development, and basic needs. We help struggling
individuals and families build self-sufficiency
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Family
Health: |
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Well Baby Clinic
Our Case Manager provides language interpreting
services during the Well Baby Clinic and accompanies
the Township and Borough Nurses when they request
help during home visits with new mothers and their
babies.
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HIV Case Management
CASC offers the only Spanish-speaking program
available in the eastern corridor of Mercer County
for families infected and affected by HIV. Assistance
is provided through outreach, education, accompaniment,
transportation, public awareness, and case management.
We also provide counseling and testing for HIV.
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Drug & Alcohol Counseling
CASC provides assistance at weekly Alcoholics
Anonymous meetings held on Saturday mornings at
St. Anthony of Padua Church in Hightstown, as
well as court-ordered DUI classes conducted in
Spanish.
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Annual Health Fair
Each year, CASC hosts a range of approximately
50 health care providers as well as other health
and wellness-related services. Free screenings
for diabetes, blood pressure, etc. are offered
to the public at no cost, and information and
resources are made available to the community.
Hundreds of underinsured and uninsured residents
take this opportunity to increase their awareness
of health issues.
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Adult
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One-Stop Career Center
For clients looking for employment or ways to improve
their job skills. We provide a computer lab and
career counselor to assist clients in developing
resumes, interview skills, computer skills, and
searching for a job in the New Jersey Department
of Labor job bank.
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Youth
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Summer H.E.L.P. (Hightstown-East
Windsor Learning Partners)
This
five-week summer day camp program is designed
to enrich our local youth and provide affordable,
quality child care for working families. We
partner with East Windsor Regional School
District in providing a program that stimulates
children’s natural interest in learning
while nurturing their personal development.
Summer
H.E.L.P. provides daily academic enrichment so
that average and marginal students can develop
their math, reading, science and language arts
skills in the morning and strengthen their social
skills in the afternoon. Daily recreation includes
on-site swimming and crafts, and each week ends
with an exciting educational field trip. A nutritious
breakfast and lunch are provided daily. The program
is fully licensed and insured, and the program
participants and staff reflect the diversity of
our community.
This
program includes 75-100 local children from kindergarten
through 6th grade. Fees are assessed on a sliding
scale, so the program is affordable to all families
in our community.
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Family
Basic Needs: |
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Emergency Assistance
For families in crisis, we intervene to prevent
homelessness by providing funding for short-term
emergency shelter and utility payment assistance.
We also link working poor families with resources
(such as unemployment services and affordable
child care) they need to improve their quality
of life.
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Food Pantry
In partnership with Mercer Street Friends, we
maintain a year-round pantry of non-perishable
food to assist families in need. (Donations are
greatly appreciated, especially following the
holiday season.) Once eligibility is determined,
families are entitled to visit the pantry on a
monthly basis.
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Holiday "Adopt a Family"
Program
In partnership with local civic associations such
as the Junior League of Greater Princeton, each
year we register hundreds of families for this
program, in which food baskets are donated and
holiday gifts are provided for children. In 2004,
almost 600 local children received donated gifts
through this program.
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Community
Partnerships : |
Often
we find that our clients need assistance beyond
the direct services we provide. To this end, we
offer office space to other local programs and
service agencies to operate from our location
in Hightstown. This allows us to provide our clients
with complete assistance without duplicating existing
services.
Our
community partnerships currently include:
New
Jersey Department of Labor - monthly drop-in
sessions with DOL job placement counselor
New
Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services
- monthly drop-in sessions with DOSS counselor
Womanspace
- monthly support group for individuals coping
with domestic violence
Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance (VITA) - offered each spring with
the assistance of local community volunteers
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Copyright
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2007 CASC -
Updated 1/08
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