THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 3, 2022.
Effective April 1st, 2021 all Telehealth and/or Telemedicine companies providing or intending to provide telehealth or telemedicine services in New Jersey must register with the New Jersey Department of Health (Department) by utilizing the linked application.
EP’s Employment and Transition Issue examines school, job and healthcare transitions for youth with special needs and much more.
Through this survey, we will:
Types of Medicaid Eligibility in New Jersey. This fact sheet was developed in collaboration with The Arc of New Jersey's Mainstreaming Medical Care Program, and will help families better understand the type of Medicaid their loved one is eligible for. The factsheet also explains what is covered under Aged, Blind, or Disabled (ABD) Medicaid & FamilyCare.
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These toolkits are for child welfare and juvenile justice staff, supervisors, and administrators who work with and on behalf of children, youth, and families who experience a natural disaster. The information and resources included in the toolkits provide evidence and trauma-informed guidance for promoting positive outcomes for children and youth.
Our goal is to increase access to information about COVID-19. This project was made possible with funding from the CDC Foundation. Resources on this site are adapted and accessible versions of CDC's COVID-19 guidance. For CDC's full guidance, please visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.
Hackensack Meridian Health is hiring Community Health workers in our Northern Regions.
This activity is designed for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychiatric nurses, and other healthcare professionals who seek to improve the care of patients with mental health disorders.
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Bergen Volunteers is collecting donations to assist Afghan refugees who are resettling in New Jersey.
If you would like to donate please utilize our Amazon Wish List. This list will help ensure we have the items needed most in stock and ready to distribute.
The Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) seeks to establish a contract with up to three providers throughout the state of New Jersey to support transitional housing for young adults on parole status who are returning to the community from the Juvenile Justice Commission.
The Community Chest has been asked to assist with collecting funds from donors who wish to help neighbors in need. The community task force has determined that the best way to help is to make donations through us and we will provide the funding for the purchase of critically needed items.
Teams that apply during this round that are selected as finalists will be expected to participate in one finalist interview (to be scheduled between October 12th and 20th) and will receive notification of program admission by October 22, 2021.
Buzz From the Parent Center HUB - August 2021, Issue 2
These are turbulent times. Need help coping? Need resources to share with families, youth, and community colleagues?
The U.S. Department of Education recognizes that filling out the necessary Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be a taxing and confusing process. As a result, the FSA offers parents free resources to de-mystify the FAFSA and financial aid in general.
Unsure about where to start? Check out these resources.
This app uses the camera on your device to identify people, objects and scenery, then audibly describes what the camera is viewing. It is currently available in 16 languages, and has also recently been updated to recognize currency, documents, and handwritten text.
Our Postsecondary Go Bag gives students and their families valuable tools, tips, and information about transitioning from high school to college. It includes our transition checklist, strategies for success in education, and a list of available college programs for students with IDD.
Bergen County Division of Senior Services/ADRC is committed to meeting the needs of seniors, persons with disabilities, and caregivers. In order to do this and plan for the future, we need your input. Please complete and return this survey by September 17, 2021. Responses are confidential and results will be tallied and used for planning purposes.
MHA’s 2021 Back to School toolkit, “Facing Fears, Supporting Students,” aims to help students, parents, and school personnel recognize how feeling unsafe can impact mental health and school performance, and what can be done to help young people who are struggling with their mental health.
This Buzz brings you news of several recent resources to support your Center's work with families of young children with disabilities. We're calling this issue a "Special" because children certainly are!
We report on an initiative of volunteers, nonprofits, schools, libraries, hospitals, First Responders, and houses of worship working independently or with local government to make NJ free from the stigma of mental illness. Anyone can form a local SFZ Task Force, no permission required. Just pledge to "do something about mental illness."
With the new school year quickly approaching, you’re probably already thinking about all the things you need to prepare. Luckily, we have all kinds of resources to help, with a focus on culturally responsive lessons to support anti-racist learning and growth.
We are seeking applicants for 12 unlicensed independent living apartments at Independence Way in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Applicants must be 18+ with a developmental disability. Rents are affordable based on HUD guidelines.
We are excited to announce that the Partnership was awarded $1,000,000 to provide COVID-19 education and outreach in Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union counties. The Partnership was one of only two organizations in New Jersey to receive the award to build vaccine confidence, share factual information about vaccines, and answer people's questions.
A new bill establishing a universal home nurse visitation program for newborns was designed to help address and reduce the maternal mortality rate in New Jersey. Recently, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed into law a plan to change the paradigm, which according to experts the rate in our state is the fourth highest in the country.
The COVID-19 vaccine is now available to young adults 16+. It is one of the most important tools to ending the COVID-19 pandemic and getting back to who (and what) you love.
While those students may not be covered under the S-3434, they can still pursue compensatory education if they file for mediation or due process within two years from the date they should have known the school district was not providing an appropriate education.
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As many as 30 million adults and 12 million children may not always have access to nutritious food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to ensure that children and low-income Americans maintain access to food, including new solutions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Its weWomen Plus Project is examining the impact of using a technology-based intervention for immigrant women who may be at risk for future violence, severe violence, or homicide. The intervention is designed to empower women to make informed decisions about their relationships, health, and safety.
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) debuted a new look up tool (consumerfinance.gov/renthelp) that allows renters and landlords to find information on rental assistance in their area. Help us spread the message: Rental assistance is available. We can prevent evictions—benefiting renters and landlords.
Please complete a short survey designed to assess parents'/caregivers' interest in future special needs programs/workshops offered at the BCSS CAPE Resource Center.
Your responses will enable us to offer valued services and training opportunities to meet your needs.
Your feedback is very important to us! Thank you for completing this survey!!
Resource to help you recognize and understand the speech and language developmental milestones of your child(ren).
Safe Routes to School Grants may be used for infrastructure (construction) projects which encourage and enable students from grades K-8 to safely walk and bike to school within 2 miles of the school. Municipalities, counties, schools and school districts are welcome to apply!
PeopleForBikes is seeking applicants for its Community Grant Program that supports bicycle infrastructure projects and initiatives that make it easier and safer for people of all ages and abilities to ride.
NJCH has made these funds available as operational and programmatic support for nonprofit organizations that provide humanities programming to public audiences to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the pandemic.
The NJDOH will provide up to $15,000 over the course of 3 years, with an optional 4th year, to strengthen the school district’s capacity to support and sustain healthy schools. Annual funding is contingent upon the availability funds.
A tool to guide cross-sector collaborations between the community development, finance, public health, and healthcare sectors to support partnerships in rural areas and small cities.
PIAP grants are one-year competitive awards to facilitate collaborations between academic researchers from Rutgers University, Princeton University, and/or New Jersey Institute of Technology with community organizations so they can work together on health research that benefits our communities.
By the end of the summer, we will be launching CYBER version 2.0.0.0, which will be a total rebuild of the CYBER platform utilizing HTML5.
This competitive grant program began in 2011 as a partnership between the National Alliance for Grieving Children and the New York Life Foundation. The goal is to provide funding to expand the reach and capacity of organizations that offer local bereavement services for youth focused on unmet needs and diverse populations.
Please take a minute to send an email or call the Senate and Assembly Committee Chairs below to support Resolution #3173 that will increase the MCO ABA reimbursement rate with the hope it helps to increase access to much needed ABA services for the youth we serve.
The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides the largest Child Tax Credit ever and historic relief to the most working families ever – and most families will automatically receive monthly payments without having to take any action.
Have you heard the USDA has extended the child nutrition waivers? This means that schools can offer free meals to all children, regardless of household income, through June 2022—even while school is out during the summer.
Our School Meals Promotion Toolkit can help you communicate about the changes and make sure everyone gets the most from school meals.
The County of Bergen is providing financial relief to eligible residents.
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Heart to Heart and Associates are expanding the services we offer. We will be taking new clients ages 18 months- 5 years old at our center in Rochelle Park. There will be full day hours 9-3 or half day session 9-12 or 1-3.
New Jersey is excited to announce its Readiness to Stand United Against Youth Suicide Initiative (R2S challenge), funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention program.
Spectrum Works, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to providing job training and employment opportunities for high school students and other young adults with autism, will join with New York-based logistics provider MTS Logistics in their 11th Annual Bike Tour with MTS for Autism on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
In this toolkit, you’ll find 10 evidence-based best practices your school can use to support all eligible seniors and their families to complete their FAFSA, NYS Application for TAP, NYS DREAM Act, and Excelsior Scholarship applications.
