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Family Connections has recently become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC). This means that not only will we continue to provide our high-quality mental health and substance use services, but we will also be working with other community organizations and healthcare facilities to provide our clients with coordinated comprehensive support.⁠

One of the many new services being offered to Family Connections’ CCBHC clients is a mobile healthcare unit, in partnership with Newark Community Health Centers (NCHC). The mobile unit will be onsite twice a month and provide services like COVID vaccines, flu shots, internal medicine, and dentistry.⁠

This mobile unit is a HUGE step in the right direction to supporting our clients’ overall healthcare needs.⁠

We are just ecstatic about this partnership and the ability for our clients to receive primary health care services right in our backyard!⁠

In The News

Read about Pride+ in the Spring 2022 issue of NJAMHAA

September 1, 2022

Read about Pride+ in the Spring 2022 issue of NJAMHAA News...

JP Pedoto invited to Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ

June 8, 2022

JP Pedoto, Family Connections’ Pride+ Program Coordinator, was invited to participate in a panel discussion at Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ about gender identity and how to better understand and support transgender, non-binary and...

Joel Torres, Family Connections’ ADAPT Senior Manager Selected by NJDoH

June 1, 2022

Joel Torres, Family Connections’ ADAPT Senior Manager, was selected by the New Jersey Department of Health to serve on their Healthy New Jersey 2030 Healthy Communities Action Team. The action team is focused on inclusive and just systems,...

Family Connections’ Paquita Mason and Asionna Warner as Keynote Speakers at Althea Gibson Academy’s Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony

June 1, 2022

Family Connections' Paquita Mason and Asionna Warner were the keynote speakers at Althea Gibson Academy’s Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony in East Orange, highlighting the new collaboration between the school and Family Connections’...

The youth of Incorruptible.essex cleaned up Irvington Park

May 27, 2022

The youth of Incorruptible.essex cleaned up Irvington Park to collect trash and cigarette butts to kickoff an online challenge #Fillthebottle. They were able to educate parents and youth on the dangers and effects of tobacco to our health and our...

Family Connections honors Frank McGehee, area bank a ‘A Toast to Hope’

May 17, 2022

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KW Red Day of Giving Brings ‘Hope Inspired’ Decor to Family Connections

May 17, 2022

KW Red Day of Giving Brings 'Hope Inspired' Decor to Family Connections:...

Family Connections to Honor Frank McGehee and Valley National Bank May 10

May 9, 2022

On May 10, 2022, Family Connections will honor former Maplewood Mayor, Frank McGehee with the Roger Manshel Lifetime Achievement Award and Valley National Bank with the Champion of the People...

KW Red Day of Giving Hike for Hope Supports Family Connections

April 27, 2022

KW Red Day of Giving Hike for Hope Supports Family Connections:...

Family Connections’ Board of Trustees member, Marie McGehee is featured in this month’s SOMA LIVING MAGAZINE! Congratulations to Marie and her family!⁠

April 19, 2022

Family Connections' Board of Trustees member, Marie McGehee is featured in this month's SOMA LIVING MAGAZINE! Congratulations to Marie and her family!⁠ ⁠ Read the article here:...

Former Maplewood Mayor WIll Be Honored By Essex County’s Family Connections

April 19, 2022

Former Maplewood Mayor WIll Be Honored By Essex County's Family Connections:...

Student Rally and Family Connections on Baristanet

September 3, 2020

Student Rally and Family Connections on...

Read Family Connections’ feature on Baristanet

August 5, 2020

Read Family Connections' feature on Baristanet:...

Listen to The Passport Mommy’s Michelle Jerson interview our Chief Operating Officer, Krista Zuccheri

August 4, 2020

Listen to The Passport Mommy’s Michelle Jerson interview our Chief Operating Officer, Krista Zuccheri in her podcast as Krista shares the importance of Family Connections' work and how kids and families can get...

Read about the impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health by Family Connections’ CEO, Jacques Hryshko in the Health & Wellness section of TAP into SOMA here.

May 27, 2020

Read about the impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health by Family Connections’ CEO, Jacques Hryshko in the Health & Wellness section of TAP into...

Public Service Announcement

April 1, 2020

Family Connections is excited to share our first ever Public Service Announcement. We believe this PSA is an incredible reflection of the way the organization has pivoted through this difficult time, and why we believe our work is especially...