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Jersey Battered Women's Service, Inc.

Patty Sly, Executive Director
PO Box 1437
Morristown, NJ 07962
Helpline Phone:  973.267.4763
General Phone:  973.455.1256
Fax:  973.605.5898
Email: info@jbws.org

Website: www.jbws.org

Hotline for victims of domestic violence; emergency shelter for abused women and their children. Also, non-residential counseling; legal advocacy; transitional living; teen dating violence prevention programs; community education; Abuse Ceases Today (ACT) counseling for abusers.

United-Way-funded programs:

Dating Abuse Prevention
Curriculum provides an opportunity for students to learn to differentiate between healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationships, in order to prevent high school students from becoming either perpetrators or victims of abuse as well as help those already in abusive relationships.

Victim's Services
A broad array of crisis intervention services is available to families victimized by domestic violence. The 24-hour hotline provides immediate support, including domestic violence information, service referrals, safety counseling, and shelter access for victims. The emergency shelter provides temporary housing and protection, food, access to clothing, individual and group counseling, case management, and medical screening and referrals. Non-residential counseling and legal advocacy are also included in services available for victims of domestic violence.

Vocational Development Program
Offers 12 to 18 months of residential housing and supportive services to domestic violence survivors and their children. Includes supportive counseling, life skill building, financial education, vocational development, as well as greater awareness and access to community based resources.

Jefferson Child Care/Education Center

Christine Murray, Executive Director
PO Box 527, Nolans Point Rd
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
Phone:  973.663.2704
Fax:  973.663.9447
Email:  jccec@optonline.net.com

Website: www.jeffersonchildcare.org

Pre-school program; before and after kindergarten care; before and after school care; summer camp program.

United-Way-funded programs:

School Age Child Care Program
Consists of the Before and After Kindergarten program, which teaches skills such computer usage, science activities, and social development, the Before and After School program, available for children ages six through twelve, to work on homework assignments, participate in art and science activities, and sports games, and the Summer Camp program, which includes swimming, field trips, and miniature golfing.

Preschool
Provides a developmentally appropriate preschool program for children ages 2 1⁄2 through 5 years old. Children learn through play and planned activities in a safe and secure environment, promoting self-esteem.

Jewish Family Service of MetroWest

Reuben D. Rotman, Executive Director
256 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 105
Florham Park, NJ 07932-1212
Phone:  973.765.9050, x214
Fax:  973.765.0195
Email:  rrotman@jfs-metronj.org

Website:  www.jfs-metronj.org

Provides counseling and support services for families and individuals, adoption services, child study team, and resettlement programs.