Saint Francis Center

Counseling Service provides individuals couples and families with affordable professional psychotherapy services addressing a wide range of issues. Goals are to assist program participants with the ability to utilize their families as a resource and source of support; to provide community residents with alternative methods of solving individual relationship and family problems; to strengthen community ties and to enhance the daily functioning of individuals couples and families. A sliding scale fee is available for some services while other funded services are provided without a fee. For this fiscal year we provided 6108 units of hourly sessions to 761 unduplicated clients. The counseling service is open from 9AM to 5PM Mondays and Fridays and 9AM to 9PM Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please note that since the Covid 19 we have continued to offer services both in-person and virtually depending on the client's needs and preferences.

The Senior Services Program serves approximately 3,070 elderly clients delivering19,091 units of service. Of this total 271 are impoverished 1,602 are low income 1,604 are frail or disabled and 2,085 would be classified as vulnerable or socially isolated. The clients have available to them access and assistance with information about benefits and entitlements phone calls made to check on them daily. Assistance is given to help the elderly recognize the need for medical care and physical fitness. Socialization recreation and education are provided.

The Educational & Career Services Department is comprised of three programs designed to equip Ocean County residents with the academic and professional competencies necessary for self-sufficiency effective parenting and workforce competence. The Adult Basic Skills program offers year-round classes in Adult Basic Skills High School Diploma and English as a Second Language primarily referred by the Ocean County One Stop Career Center. This program caters to approximately 75 students annually with classes held Monday to Friday. Additionally these programs extend their services to the WorkFirst New Jersey WFNJ population referred by our local One-Stop accommodating roughly 100 students each year. The array of services includes basic skills life and job readiness skills occupational training and community work experience. Notably all these programs are generously supported by grants and come at no cost to the participants. Please note that due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic effects services are currently being delivered in a hybrid format for all programs.