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 Dover Business College Instructor Carlos Sanchez (right) receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Deputy Director, Navy Nurse Corps, Reserve Component, Rear Admiral Cynthia Dullea, for his support of the victims of the January earthquake in Haiti. Mr. Sanchez collected medical surplus from Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, NJ, where he works as a Senior Surgical Technologist, and donated the supplies to missions orchestrated by the Guardians of Healing and Haitian-American Charitable Alliance organizations. Mr. Sanchez, a resident of Secaucus, NJ, is a 17-year veteran of the US Navy Reserves.

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 Information sessions regarding the program and the role of its volunteers will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Are you interested in helping children in the foster care system?  If so, Hudson County CASA is currently recruiting volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.  CASA works through trained community volunteers to insure that needed services and assistance are made available to children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes.

                                                                                                              

CASA (court appointed special advocate) and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact finders for the judges and safeguard the interests of the children while they are in the foster care system.

 Information sessions regarding the program and the role of its volunteers will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 6:00-7:00pm in Room # 901 of the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Avenue, Jersey City.  Please utilize the rear entrance as the front doors of the Administration Building are locked after 5:00pm.

 Hudson County has over 750 children in foster care; most have been removed from their homes for abuse or neglect.  For further information, please call (201) 795-9855, e-mail mveenhof@hudsoncountycasa.org or visit our website at  www.hudsoncountycasa.org.

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Hudson County CASA is currently recruiting volunteers from all municipalities in Hudson County to represent foster children in the court system.

 CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact finders for the judges, and safeguard the interests of the children while they are in the foster care system.

Their next information Session regarding the program and the role of its volunteers will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 from 6:00-7:00pm in Room # 901, in the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Avenue, in Jersey City. Please utilize the side or rear entrances as the main entrance of the building is locked after 5 p.m.

Hudson County has more than 700 children in foster care and most have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect.

 For further information, please call (201) 795-9855 or e-mail mveenhof@hudsoncountycasa.org

 

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Operation CeaseFire Overview
The principle goal is to achieve a substantial impact on youth violence, especially gun violence through a true partnership between law enforcement and prosecutors and community-based organizations, community outreach workers, and neighborhood residents.

The entire city will be targeted for community mobilization and public education efforts.
Outreach Volunteer Goals
Operation CeaseFire Outreach Volunteers are the vital links between law enforcement and communityresidents, helping to change both the behaviors and thinking of high risk individuals who may become involved
in gun violence, either as victims or as perpetrators.
You will be asked to complete a Volunteer Application Eligibility Form in order to conduct a background check by the Jersey City Police and the New Jersey State Police.
The final step to becoming a volunteer will be for potential candidates to participate in an interview with representatives from the Operation CeaseFire Board.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact
Jersey City Police Community Relations 201-547-5682
Prior offenses do not automatically disqualify a potential candidate.
Volunteering disqualifiers include:- Active Probation – Current involvement with Division of Youth and Family Services – Pending Domestic Violence Charges – Megan’s Law Registrant on any Tier
– If on Parole, the case must be reviewed – J.C.P.D. determination that applicant participation would be detrimental Community Outreach Volunteers will perform the following services:
􀂾 Engage victims of gun violence & their families in meaningful dialogue about the next
shooting and ending the violence to prevent retaliation.
􀂾 Assist victims & their families in accessing various resources and social services.
ô€‚¾ Canvass streets, bars, parks, clinics, public housing complexes within the target areas,during non-traditional hours, to disseminate “Stop The Next Shooting” materials.
􀂾 Serve as a catalyst for change by sending the message that our community wilonger tolerate violence in their community.
Prior offenses do not automatically disqualify a potential candidate.
Volunteering disqualifiers include:You will be asked to complete a Volunteer Application Eligibility Form in order to conduct a background check by the Jersey City Police and the New Jersey State Police.

The final step to becoming a volunteer will be for potential candidates to participate in an interview
with representatives from the Operation CeaseFire Board.

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Jersey City Police Community Relations
201-547-5682

– Active Probation – Current involvement with Division of Youth and Family Services
– Pending Domestic Violence Charges – Megan’s Law Registrant on any Tier
– If on Parole, the case must be reviewed – J.C.P.D. determination that applicant participation would be detrimentalYou will be asked to complete a Volunteer Application Eligibility Form in order to conduct a
background check by the Jersey City Police and the New Jersey State Police.
The final step to becoming a volunteer will be for potential candidates to participate in an interview
with representatives from the Operation CeaseFire Board.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact:
Jersey City Police Community Relations 201-547-5682

For applicationopceasefireapp

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