Press Releases
Monday, July 25, 2016
CAMDEN- On July 14th, twenty-three Head Start students from Center For Family Services experienced a culturally and intellectually stimulating field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art thanks to a grant made possible by the Field Trip New Jersey Fund, a new fund and pilot program designed to...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
CAMDEN, NJ - Center For Family Services is pleased to announce being named as the recipient of a $18,000 grant through W.W. Smith Charitable Trust.
The grant will create a unique assistance fund that will support Camden youth with basic necessities as they transition from foster and shelter care to...
Monday, March 28, 2016
CAMDEN, NJ - Center For Family Services is pleased to announce being named as the recipient of a $50,000 grant through NobleCause, a grant competition mobilizing volunteers to address the greatest challenges facing their communities.
Seven awards of $50,000 were available to organizations working...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
CAMDEN- Earlier this year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued new mental health recommendations with a special focus on pregnant women and new moms struggling with perinatal mood disorders including postpartum depression (PPD).
Perinatal Mood Disorders affect 10-15% of new mothers,...
Friday, November 20, 2015 | The late Regina Hill was remembered by Center For Family Services with a building named in her honor
VOORHEES- On November 20th, Center For Family Services honored the memory of Regina Hill, long-time board member and donor, at a dedication ceremony in which a building was renamed in her memory. Hill who died in 2013 cemented her legacy to Center For Family Services with an estate donation of $200...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | Local Shelter is One of 150 to Receive Funding in Advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
CAMDEN- Center For Family Services’ Services Empowering Rights of Victims (SERV) program, a local women’s shelter serving South Jersey, received a $20,000 grant from The Mary Kay Foundation. In advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the Foundation has awarded $20,000 in grants to...
Friday, April 17, 2015 | White House Announces Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships Grantees
Camden City, NJ – Center For Family Services was announced as one of the awardees of a five year federal award to lead a new Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant, which will fund a collaboration between Center For Family Services’ Head Start and local child care programs to expand high...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
[Camden, NJ]– Mayor Redd joined 2600 mayors from across the nation for the third annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, a nationwide bipartisan effort to highlight the impact of national service in tackling city problems and pay tribute to the passionate, dedicated men and women...
District increases parent access, launches Camden Parent Partnership with Center For Family Services
Thursday, August 28, 2014 | Superintendent, Office of the Mayor announce the Promise Neighborhood Family Success Center as home to the first of four new District parent centers
Office of the Superintendent, Camden, NJ - Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard joined Center For Family Services (CFS) President Richard Stagliano and Camden Business Administrator Robert Corrales Thursday afternoon to announce the launch of the first Camden Parent Partnership, delivering on Promise...
Thursday, July 10, 2014 | Together Youth Shelter recognizes local woman with “garden of peace”
GLASSBORO, NJ- “Today may there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.” Saint Therese of Liseaux’s inspiration and reassuring quote is now a permanent fixture at Center For Family Services’ Together Youth Shelter where it is engraved on a plaque within the...
Monday, April 14, 2014 | Merilee Rutolo recognized at annual event
CAMDEN- Merilee Rutolo, Chief Operating Officer at Center For Family Services was honored as one of the fifteen 2014 “Women of Purpose” at the City of Camden’s 4th Annual Women of Purpose Ladies Tea hosted by Mayor Dana Redd and The Department of Human Services on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at...
Monday, April 14, 2014 | Non-profit honored by New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies
CAMDEN-Center For Family Services (CFS), a leading nonprofit in the southern New Jersey community, was honored as “Provider of the Year” by New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) at their Courage & Compassion Awards Reception on April 2, 2014 at Pines Manor...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 | South Jersey nonprofit honored as one of the best local employers for the fifth consecutive year
CAMDEN-What makes a company or organization a top workplace? Many would argue certain perks put employers a cut above the rest but at Center For Family Services their employees care most about working for an organization that allows them to positively impact the lives of children and families in...
Thursday, January 16, 2014 | National Honor Recognizes collaborative campaign to ensure more low-income students are reading at grade level by the end of third grade
CAMDEN- Camden City’s campaign to improve reading proficiency among its youngest students has been recognized as a 2013 Community Pacesetter by the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, an honor that reflects the energy, mobilization and creativity that the local community has brought to this...
Thursday, November 14, 2013 | Non Profit Development Center of Southern New Jersey honors CFS for exceptional year
CAMDEN-Center For Family Services (CFS), a leading nonprofit in the southern New Jersey community, was honored as “Nonprofit Organization of the Year” by the Non Profit Development Center of Southern New Jersey (NPDCSNJ) at their awards reception on November 13th, 2013 at Adelphia Restaurant in...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | CFS' Qrew's Nest positively impacts Camden and Trenton children
October 15, 2013- CAMDEN-Camden City based non-profit Center For Family Services (CFS) was recently awarded $25,000 by the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank® to support its Qrew’s Nest program; an initiative within their Quixote Quest...
Monday, October 14, 2013 | Organization will benefit from more teachers in the classroom, more resources
CAMDEN- The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Center For Family Services' (CFS) Head Start program $255,758 in funding for twenty-five direct service AmeriCorps State and National members. AmeriCorps volunteers will comprise a “School Readiness Corps” that will serve...
Monday, October 14, 2013 | Center For Family Services' SERV program will benefit from annual event
CAMDEN-Subaru Turnersville is sharing the love this holiday season with one local non-profit. Center For Family Services’ Services Empowering Rights of Victims (SERV) program has been selected as a benefitting organization in this year’s Subaru “Share the Love” event.
From November 21st through...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 | Camden City non-profit awarded largest contract in New Jersey
CAMDEN- Center For Family Services (CFS) was one of 100 groups announced as a Navigator Grant awardee by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to receive funds to help people enroll in the new health insurance marketplace beginning October 1, 2013. CFS was awarded $677,797, the largest...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 | South Jersey’s only peer-driven support center hosts an open house
CAMDEN-Center For Family Services’ (CFS) Living Proof Recovery Center welcomed local elected officials and members of the recovery community to an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. The event highlighted the efforts of everyone involved in bringing the recovery center to Camden County, the...
Pages
Donate
Give where
needed most
