Partners and Collaborators

The Nicholson Foundation works with organizations and individuals who share our goal of improving the lives of the children and families in New Jersey.

 

Government Agencies

The State of New Jersey, Departments of

Children and Families

  • Division of Child Behavioral Health Services
  • Division of Prevention and Community Partnership
  • Division of Youth and Family Services

Community Affairs—Division on Women

Corrections

Education

Health and Senior Services

Housing Mortgage Finance Agency

Human Services

  • Division of Addiction Services
  • Division of Family Development
  • Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services

Labor and Workforce Development

  • Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Division of Workforce Development

Law and Public Safety

  • Juvenile Justice Commission
  • Office of the Attorney General

The Public Advocate

  • Office of the Child Advocate
  • Office of Faith Based Initiatives
  • State Employment & Training Commission

State Parole Board

 

County Government

Atlantic County

  • Department of Family & Community Development – One Stop Services Center
  • Workforce Investment Board

Bergen County Sheriff’s Department

Camden County Board of Freeholders

Essex County, Departments of

  • Citizen Services, Divisions of
    • Community Action
    • Youth Services
    • Welfare
  • Corrections
  • Economic Development, Training & Employment
  • Prosecutor’s Office
  • Workforce Development

Essex County—Office of the County Executive

The Superior Court of New Jersey – Essex Vicinage

  • Essex County Drug Court
  • Probation Division

Mercer County

  • Board of Social Services
  • Mercer Vicinage Probation

Union County

  • Human Services Department
  • Workforce Investment Board

 

Federal Agencies and Programs

Administration for Children and Families

Department of Education

Department of Labor

Corporation for National and Community Service

  • Americorps State
  • Americorps VISTA

Department of Housing and Urban Development—Newark Housing Authority

Social Security Administration

 

City Government

The City of Newark

  • Department of Child & Family
    Well-Being
  • Department of Economic and Housing Development
  • Mayor’s Office
  • Workforce Investment Board

Jersey City, Office of the Mayor

The City of Irvington, Office of the Mayor

The City of Orange

  • Mayor’s Office
  • Police Department

The City of Plainfield, Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority

The City of Trenton

  • Mayor’s Office
  • Mayor’s Office of Employment & Training (MOET)

 

Other Cities and States

Baltimore Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice

New York City Human Resources Administration

Washington, DC

  • Offender Reentry One-Stop
  • Detention Centers

Maryland Department of Human Services

Washington State Department of Social Services

 

Education

Higher Education

Atlantic College

Essex County College

John Jay College

Kean University

Mercer County Community College

Monmouth University

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

  • Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Center for Children and Families
  • Center for Women and Work
  • John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
  • Office of the Chancellor, Newark
  • Police Institute
  • School of Criminal Justice
  • School of Education
  • School of Public Affairs and Administration
  • Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI)

Seton Hall University

Stanford Patient Education Research Center

UCLA

Union County College

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 

School Districts and Education Resources

The Alternative High School Initiative (AHSI) of the National League of Cities

The Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Schools

Big Picture Learning

Commonwealth Corporation, Diploma Plus

Camden Public Schools

FutureSelves

Long Branch Public Schools

Newark Public Schools

Orange Public Schools

Trenton Public Schools

Union County Vocational-Technical School

 

Not-for-Profit/Private Organizations

Advocacy Organizations

Association for Children of New Jersey

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at George Washington University

Center for Social and Emotional Education

Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS)

Community Planning and Advocacy Council (CPAC)

Corporation for Supportive Housing

The Education Law Center

Essex County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Family Justice Alliance

Legal Services of New Jersey

National Academy of State Health Care Policy

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD-NJ)

Newark Mentoring Coalition

New Jersey Appleseed

New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention

New Jersey Council on Special Transportation

New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

New Jersey Juvenile Detention Association

Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office

Partners for Women and Justice

Parents Anonymous

Prevent Child Abuse – NJ

The Youth Law Center

 

Intermediary Organizations

Council of New Jersey Grantmakers

Logisticare, Inc

National Transitional Jobs Network

Newark Alliance

Newark Charter School Fund

Newark Regional Business Partnership

New Jersey Council of County Colleges

 

Policy and Research Organizations

The Conference Board

Manhattan Institute

MDRC

The National Center for School Engagement

 

Community & Faith-Based Organizations

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children

Bethel Worldwide Outreach Ministries (Newark)

The Bridge to Recovery

Child Advocacy Center—Wynona’s House

Children’s Futures

Churches in Cooperation, Inc.

Community Planning and Advocacy Council (Camden County)

FAMILY Connections

Family Intervention Services

Freedom Ministries (Newark)

Integrity House

Jersey Cares

The Latino Institute, Inc.

The Lennard Clinic, Inc.

Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc.

Newark Now

New Community Corporation

North Jersey Community Research Initiative

North Ward Center

Opportunities for All (Hamilton)

Programs for Parents

Respond, Inc.

Street Warriors (Newark)

Ujima Ministries

Union Industrial Home (UIH) Family Partners

Youth Consultation Service

 

Foundations

Community Foundation of New Jersey

The Fund for New Jersey

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Health Care Foundation of New Jersey

Horwitz Foundation

I Have a Dream Foundation

Langeloth Foundation

MCJ/Amelior Foundation

Open Society Institute

Pascale Sykes Foundation

PSE & G Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robin Hood Foundation

The Schumann Fund for New Jersey

Sloan Foundation

UMDNJ Foundation

Verizon Foundation

Victoria Foundation

 

Health and Health-Related Organizations

AmeriChoice

Amerigroup NJ

Catholic Health East New Jersey

Cooper Hospital

Forest Hill Family Health Associates, Inc.

Gateway Northwest Maternal and Child Health Network

Greater Trenton Behavioral HealthCare

Health Net of New Jersey, Inc.

Horizon NJ Health

The Lewin Group

National Organization on Disability

Newark Community Health Centers, Inc.

New Jersey Primary Care Association, Inc.

Northern New Jersey Maternal and Child Health Consortium

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Division of Urban Health

St. Barnabas Health Care System

University Health Plans, Inc.

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

  • Department of Family Medicine
  • University Behavioral Healthcare
  • University Correctional Healthcare

 

Local Offices of National Organizations

America’s Promise Alliance

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Boys and Girls Clubs of America

Communities in Schools

The Corporation for Supportive Housing

Covenant House

Goodwill Industries International

Jewish Family Service

National Comprehensive Center for Fathers (Philadelphia)

Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

The Salvation Army

Seedco

The United Way (of Greater Union County and of North Essex)

YouthBuild USA

 

Other Service Providers

America Works

B.L.E.S.S.E.D. Ministries, Inc.

Business Access

Community Education Centers, Inc. (Bo Robinson)

Genesis School of Business, Inc.

IBM

Infotech Global

JANUS Solutions

The Kintock Group (Kintock Half-Way Back Center)

The Osborne Association

Partnership for Children of Essex

Policy Research Inc.

Public Private Ventures

TD Bank, N.A. (Newark)

Women’s Reentry Initiative for Training and Education (WRITE-NJ)

 

 

January 2011