Colleen Verriest's Contact Details

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Family & Children's Service, Monmouth County

Long Branch, NJ, US • 100 - 249 Employees
Social Services

Family & Children's Service (FCS) strengthens, protects and preserves the dignity and independence of people in need. With 109 years of history, FCS is the oldest, private nonprofit social service agency in Monmouth County and a leading volunteer organization. Our mission is to provide compassionate care, intervention and education to support people at challenging times in their lives. We accomplish this through more than a dozen programs focused on the needs of multiple at-risk populations, including: Adult Protective Services; Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (JACC); Healthy Buddies, an intergenerational childhood obesity prevention program; Home Care Services and Homecare Grant Assistance; Medicaid Application Assistance Program (MAAP); Operation Sleighbells, a holiday giving program for children; Reading Buddies, an in-school childhood literacy program; Representative Payee, a financial management program for people with physical, mental health and developmental disabilities; Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP); Statewide Respite Care; State Health Insurance Program (SHIP), a Medicare counseling service and Telephone Reassurance. FCS is staffed by a team of professionals who, along with hundreds of volunteers, carry out the agency's Mission and Vision to strengthen, protect and preserve the dignity and independence of people in need. We invite you to get to know us by visiting our website and signing up to receive emails with news and information about our programs and opportunities. Learn more at www.fcsmonmouth.org.