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Children's Home Society of New Jersey
ADDRESS
635 S. Clinton Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08611
PHONE
609-695-6274
FAX
609-394-5769
vnoble@chsofnj.org -Valerie Noble
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Donna Pressma, President and CEO
CONTACT NAME
Valerie Noble, Development and Communications Coordinator
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.
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.
FOUNDED
1894
SUBJECTS
Counseling
Children and Youth
Adoption Service
Women
Protective Services
LAST UPDATED
5/08