Ocean County CASA

A whopping 1 in 5 American adults are not working because of disruptions in child care arrangements, according to a recent survey by The U.S. Census Bureau. Women were nearly 3x more likely to fall into this category than men. This is why childcare advocacy and assistance is needed for families and children here in New Jersey.

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) recently announced that it will be launching the LifeSet program on October 1. LifeSet is a program of Youth Villages, which has been nationally recognized. The model and foundation of this program is evidence informed social services intervention that provides older youth in foster care and young adults going through the New Jersey’s foster care system with vital life skills development and relationship coaching to facilitate success in adulthood. Read more about it here.

It's National Coffee Day! We certainly have our share of coffee drinkers here at CASA of Ocean County. There are various locations where you can get some free coffee today. What's your go-to coffee fave?

There are a great deal of myths and misconceptions about foster care. This article details many of those myths and gives a better understanding of the foster care world.