For Immediate Release

May 11, 2010

Contact:

Christine Driscoll

Care Plus Foundation

(201) 986-5070

christined@careplusnj.org

PARAMUS, N.J.

Care Plus NJ staff members Jaime Arlia, Director, Family Education and Protective Services, and Sabrina Coppola Program Manager, Visitation Services, recently received an Award of Appreciation from New Jersey’s Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS).  Jaime and Sabrina work closely with the Bergen South DYFS staff to provide comprehensive care for DYFS-involved children and teens in Bergen County.  The Bergen South DYFS local office honored Jaime and Sabrina at an all-staff meeting.

The programming of Care Plus NJ strives to prevent out-of-home placement by providing short-term, intensive in-home family education and crisis intervention to families with child(ren) at risk of out-of-home placement, or who are being reunified from out-of-home placement.  Care Plus also provides a structured, therapeutic environment for parents to have weekly visits with their children currently in foster care.  Additionally, Care Plus NJ’s Family Engagement Services provide eligible families with support in their efforts towards rapid, goal-oriented reunification.   

For more information about the programs and services of Care Plus NJ, contact the Children and Families Division in Fair Lawn at 201.797.2660.