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2011 Poverty Study 2011 Poverty Study is now ready for download	NORWESCAP Night at the Ballpark A special Patriots game to support NORWESCAP	Program of the Month Child and Family Resource Services

NORWESCAP has just completed its study of the perspectives of 1090 low income people in northwest New Jersey. Every five years we endeavor to gain a greater understanding of the needs of individuals and families that we serve. We use the information to raise awareness of the community about the issues that under-resourced families face every day. There are many perceptions about the causes of poverty and the insights gathered in the study help others get a more educated view of their neighbors’ struggles The data is also used for planning purposes, so that we can more effectively address key issues and trends. If you would like to see an executive summary please click the link below.	NORWESCAP is pleased to roll out information for a special event with the Somerset Patriots at TD Ballpark in Bridgewater. Monday, July 1 2013 designated at NORWESCAP Night at the Ballpark will provide an opportunity for businesses, participants, volunteers, and the community to take a stand against poverty. Sponsorship opportunities, tickets, and many volunteer opportunities will be available shortly. You may also contact us at 908-454-7000 for more information.	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 Upcoming Events

Congratulations to Family Success Center!

Join us and celebrate National Community Action Day!

Take a Pregnant Pause Baby Expo at St. Luke’s Warren Campus

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Open Letter from Terry Newhard, Executive Director NORWESCAP

In an effort to heighten the awareness of poverty and highlight the role of Community Action Agencies May is designated by the Community Action Partnership as National Community Action Month. What does this mean? NORWESCAP was established as a Community Action Agency and has been providing over forty years of innovative collaborative programs to strengthen our communities.

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Having a National Community Action Month allows NORWESCAP to share the success of the network of Community Action Agencies (CAA). Across the United States the Community Action Partnership reports that over 20 million people in rural, suburban and urban communities move out of poverty and begin achieving economic security. The Promise of Community Action-which is to help people and change lives-is a passion which motivates the 300 employees of NORWESCAP day in and day out as we provide targeted programs to people in poverty.

It is our hope that having Community Action Month people will learn more about poverty and by this we mean the local poverty issues that impact our community and our daily lives. Poverty is not someone else’s problem, it is our problem and our need to improve it as a community begins with increased commitment from the entire community.

The Mayor of Phillipsburg, Harry Wyant, Jr. proclaimed May 17th as “Community Action Day” in Phillipsburg calling attention to poverty related issues on that day. In Celebration of Community Action Day the NORWESCAP Food Bank is providing educational coloring activity sheets in every backpack that is provided to children in the NORWESCAP Food Back Pack program keeping our promise of ensuring no child is hungry. We are also inviting the community to visit our main office located at 350 Marshall Street to attend Breast Health Awareness Bingo Program on May 17th at 1:30.

We hope you will join us on the 17th to learn more about prevention and early detection of breast cancer, NORWESCAP and the Promise of Community Action. Our hope is more people will be aware of poverty and motivated to join our “Call to Action” and our commitment to improve the community. Volunteer, make a donation, join us at our next event, NORWESCAP Day at the Somerset Patriots on July 1st, or simply learn more about us. We are stronger when we stand together!