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In 2010, 58 VITA volunteers from Skylands RSVP of NORWESCAP assisted 2,245 seniors, low-income and disabled residents in filing their tax returns, insuring they received ALL the eligible refunds and credits they deserve. The result? The 2,245 taxpayers received a total of $2,205,460 in federal refunds. This impressive amount of eligible refund was returned to the most vulnerable segments of our communities and translated into money essential in meeting the rising costs of utilities, medical expenses and food. RSVP is seeking Vita volunteers in Sussex County. Call 973-209-7487	NORWESCAP has joined the social media world of Facebook and we would like you to “Like Us.” Most days we update our page with news about the organization, community events, articles that are helpful for everyone about children, finances, health and other topics. If your organization would like to link to us we would be glad to do that too. In addition, some of our programs have Facebook sites too including our Food Bank, Career and Life Transitions Center and Arthur & Friends. If you want to keep up to date on NORWESCAP and other opportunities in the community, please join us.	For families with young children, child care is part of their daily routine. Working parents rely on child care to work to support their families and more importantly, to ensure that their children are well-cared for. Parents want their children in safe, nurturing environments that provide children with the skills necessary to enter school ready to learn. NORWESCAP Child & Family Resource Services (CFRS) is the local child care resource and referral agency for Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. CFRS helps families find, select, and pay for child care, provides training and support to child care providers, as well as, helps parents in our communities and state meet their child care and parenting needs.

WHO IS NORWESCAP

NORWESCAP’s mission is to improve the lives of low income individuals and families in need in Northwest New Jersey primarily by offering, referring or collaborating with others to provide programs and education which help foster self-sufficiency in the following domains:

Economic and Employment Building
Nutrition and Healthy Living
Child and Family Development
Housing

We will also provide community services in:

Information and Outreach
Volunteer Services
Emergency Services

NORWESCAP will strive to measure our progress through self-sufficiency scales driven by defined outcomes.

NORWESCAP will ultimately try to see that families have self-sufficiency across domains, seeking to strengthen the family as a whole by looking across all of a family’s needs.

As an organization, we will invest our funding and management time in the highest value projects or agency improvements that can best help families and individuals reach self-sufficiency and strengthen our communities.

News and Events

Join us for our 1st Golf Benefit - Tee Off Fore Transitions!

2011 Poverty Study Summary available for download

Insights & Inspirations Salon for Women

Join us for our 1st Golf Benefit - Tee Off Fore Transitions!

How Social Media is Changing the Face of Volunteerism and Philanthropy

Open Letter from Terry Newhard, Executive Director NORWESCAP

Every five years, NORWESCAP conducts a survey of low income persons in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren Counties.

With the help of our community partner, Centenary College, the survey data from 1,090 low income people is now available to use for community awareness and planning

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What changes does the 2012 NORWESCAP Poverty Study show over the last 5 years?

• People are working multiple jobs and still struggling to meet basic needs.
• 10% increase in the number of households that spend over 30% of their income trying to pay for a place to live.
• 40% increase in the number of children receiving NJ Family Care/Medicaid.
• Increases in the TANF population of 85% in Hunterdon and 48% in Somerset.

With local unemployment higher than normal and the loss of living wage jobs the opportunities for people to untangle some of the struggles they face are limited. Despite this, 51% of the people who answered the survey see things getting better in 2012.

NORWESCAP stands ready to enhance their hope with its community initiatives.

Programs such as Circles, College Empowerment, Career & Life Transtions and the Family Success Center help families to create opportunities and change lives. We encourage you to join with us by learning more about people who are under resourced in your area. If you want to learn more about people who are under resourced in your area, we would be pleased to make a presentation to your church, business, civic organization or association.

Just call me, Terry Newhard at 908.454.7000 extension 110.