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Children's Home Society of New Jersey (CRF ID #677)
ADDRESS
635 S. Clinton Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08611
PHONE
609-695-6274
FAX
609-394-5769
EMAIL
chsofnj@chsofnj.org
vnoble@chsofnj.org - Valerie Noble
HOTLINE
800-CHS-OF NJ (800-247-6365) - Toll-Free Pregnancy Helpline
ADMINISTRATOR
Donna Pressma, President and CEO
CONTACT PERSON
Valerie Noble, Development and Communications Coordinator
HOURS
MON-FRI: 9:00 AM -5:00 PM
DESCRIPTION
A not-for-profit children's service agency which saves lives of children and supports their families. Services include: domestic and international adoption, infant foster care program, child abuse prevention and counseling, child care, birth parent counseling. Accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families, Inc. CHS of NJ is a licensed adoption agency in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
SERVICES
Domestic and international adoption
Home study evaluations
Post-adoption services
Counseling - Teens with unplanned pregnancies
Foster care - Infants and toddlers
Therapeutic foster care - Pregnant or parenting teens
Protective services - Abused or neglected children
Family child care
PROGRAMS
KIKS - Kids Intervention with Kids in School - A school-based, peer-led Youth primary prevention for middle-school students operating in Princeton, Lawrence, East Windsor and Trenton school districts.
Birth Parent Counseling: CHS of NJ offers a caring and compassionate service to help pregnant teens make the best choices for themselves and a child. It explores the options of keeping and raising the child, taking more time to consider choices, and placing a child for adoption. The service is free, private and confidential.
Adoption Options: CHS of NJ offers many adoption options that include international and domestic (infant or older child). There are also comprehensive post-adoption counseling and support services, including family therapy, background reports for adult adoptees, searches and reunions for adults, and family counseling in pre-adoption and older child adoption.
Infant foster care
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Spanish
PUBLICATIONS
Annual Report
Newsletter "For a Child's Sake"
SPECIAL EVENTS
Spring Fundraiser - The Anniversary Gala
Adoption information and support group meetings are held throughout the year: Call, or access website for dates and locations.
FOUNDED
1894
SUBJECT
COUNSELING
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
ADOPTION SERVICES
WOMEN
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHILD CARE
SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
DATE MODIFIED
07-14-06