Category: CAMDEN COUNTY

Employment Opportunities for Camden County Residents

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The Center for Family Services will be holding a recruitment event on Tuesday,

December 17th

at the Camden County One-Stop Career Center.  Please call (856) 549-0568 to schedule an appointment and reserve your time slot.

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Senior Helpers will be holding a recruitment event on Friday,

December 20th

at the Camden County One-Stop Career Center.  Please call (856) 549-0568 and schedule an appointment to reserve your time slot.

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The Camden County One-Stop Career Center is located at 101 Woodcrest Road, Suite 127, Cherry Hill, NJ. One-Stop hours are

Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 1 PM to 3:30 PM

. For more information, call (856) 549-0600.

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Congressman Norcross Says Van Drew Needs to Apologize

Today Congressman Donald Norcross released the following statement regarding Jeff Van Drew:

\”Jeff Van Drew owes an apology to all those who endorsed and supported him, from groups like

the AFL-CIO, NJEA, SEIU and End Citizens United, to Governor Murphy, Chairman Currie and New Jersey’s representatives in Congress, to the people of South Jersey who thought he believed in the same things we do.

I was one of the earliest people in Congress to back an impeachment inquiry years ago because we must act to defend our democracy. Whatever party he claims to represent, Van Drew is just plain wrong to support Trump’s corrupt actions. I look forward to supporting the Democratic candidate next year who will truly represent South Jersey’s values.\”

*Camden County Offering Free Senior Legal Workshops

The Camden County Board of Freeholders, the Department of Health and Human Services – Division of Senior & Disabled Services and the Surrogate’s Office announce free legal workshops for senior and disabled residents of Camden County. Those attending this workshop receive, at no cost, a Last Will and Testament, an Advance Directive for Health Care (Living Will) and Power of Attorney (POA).

Participants are required to be Camden County residents aged 60 and over. Disabled citizens must be aged 18 and over and residents of Camden County. Workshops are limited to 35 participants per session and pre-registration is required. DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND, YOU NEED TO CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE WORKSHOPS FILL UP VERY QUICKLY.

The workshops are held every Monday of the month except if that Monday is an official holiday, then the workshop will be held on that Tuesday. There are three workshops beginning at 2:00 pm and one evening workshop at 6:00 pm.

Please note that the clinic held at night (6:00 pm) does not offer a Power of Attorney (POA), only a will and living will.

All workshops are held at the Camden County Store at the Voorhees Town Center. To register please call (856) 566-2920.

For more information about this program and about the other services provided by the Camden County Division of Senior & Disabled Services and the Surrogate’s Office, please call the Division of Senior & Disabled Services at 877-222-3737 or the Surrogate’s Office at 856-225-7282.

Dates:

Monday November 18th at 2PM, Pick up Thursday December 19th

Monday November 25th at 6PM, Pick up Thursday December 26th

Destin, Azemi pace Rutgers-Camden to first NJAC victory of the season

CAMDEN CITY, N.J. (Dec. 14, 2019) – Senior forward

Isaac Destin

scored a game-high 28 points and added a game-high 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, as the Rutgers University-Camden men’s basketball team won its first New Jersey Athletic Conference game of the year, 68-63, over Kean University here Saturday.

Junior guard

Arian Azemi

added 22 points and a game-high four steals for the Scarlet Raptors, who improve to 4-5 overall and 1-3 in the NJAC by snapping a four-game losing streak. Kean falls to 2-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

The teams swapped leads nine times in the opening half before Rutgers-Camden took the lead for good, 30-28, on a three-pointer by forward

Jake Petrik

late in the opening half. Petrick’s trey sparked a 13-point Scarlet Raptor run to end the half, giving Rutgers-Camden a 40-28 lead at the break. Azemi scored nine of those points.

Rutgers-Camden opened up leads as large as 16 points in the second half (49-33 and 51-35) before the Cougars clawed their way back into the contest. Leading, 61-51, the Raptors watched Kean go on a 9-1 run late in the game, cutting the margin to 62-60 on a three-pointer by senior guard Jeff Cooper with 1:07 remaining.

Foul shots by Raptor junior guard/forward

Ian McCarthy

and Destin made it a 64-60 game with 34 seconds remaining, but moments later, the Cougars sliced the margin to one point on a trey by sophomore guard Jailen Jamison. Azemi hiked the margin to 66-63 with a pair of foul shots before the Cougars missed the potential game-tying trey with 12 seconds remaining. Destin grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made both of his foul shots for the final margin.

Destin finished the game shooting 10-for-11 from the foul line on his way to 28 points, five shy of his career high. He will head into the next calendar year with 979 career points, 21 shy of becoming the 14th 1,000-point scorer in program history.

In addition to Destin and Azemi, Petrik added nine points for the Scarlet Raptors, who shot 22-for-53 (41.5 percent) from the floor and 18-for-25 (72.0) from the foul line. Kean shot 25-for-62 from the floor and 5-for-10 (50.0) from the line.

The Cougars received 15 points and seven boards from Jamison, while sophomore guard Jared Latane netted 13 points and Cooper added 10.

Kean held a 40-35 edge off the boards and made two more turnovers (19-17) than the Scarlet Raptors.

The Scarlet Raptors won’t play again until Jan. 4, when they have a 3 p.m. NJAC game at The College of New Jersey.

American Water Donates Laptops to Camden City Based LUCY Outreach

December 12, 2019

CAMDEN CITY, N.J.–(

BUSINESS WIRE

)–American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recently donated more than 15 laptops to support educational development and increase access to technology at LUCY Outreach. Over 400 youth are supported by LUCY Outreach, a Camden-based non-profit whose mission is to empower youth to form healthy relationships, make good choices and develop into

compassionate and socially responsible adults who make a positive difference in their community.

“Through volunteer efforts and donations, American Water exemplifies the company’s commitment to Camden and its families. By providing youth with access to technology and mentoring support, we all work together to improve educational outcomes for children in Camden.”

“We truly appreciate the continued collaboration with American Water. Their support has been invaluable over the past year,” said Kristin Prinn Rose, Executive Director and Founder of LUCY Outreach. “Through this donation, our youth can enhance their technology skills and engage with online-educational opportunities.”

The donation was spearheaded by the company’s Technology and Innovation team that provides tutoring support to LUCY’s youth every Thursday. In addition to tutoring support, representatives from American Water facilitate career exploratory discussions on various types of careers within the utility sector on a bi-weekly basis to interested children.

“Our partnership with LUCY Outreach exemplifies American Water’s philosophy of supporting the communities that we serve,” stated Ruben Rodriguez, Senior Director of External Communications. “Through volunteer efforts and donations, American Water exemplifies the company’s commitment to Camden and its families. By providing youth with access to technology and mentoring support, we all work together to improve educational outcomes for children in Camden.”

American Water’s in-kind support for LUCY Outreach is not unique. In September 2019 alone, more than 360 Camden-based employees volunteered over 900 hours at nine events to support Camden-based non-profits and organizations.

About LUCY Outreach

LUCY (Lifting Up Camden’s Youth) Outreach was established in 2008 to address particular challenges and setbacks – teen delinquency, gang and drug recruitment and involvement, substance abuse in the home, teen pregnancy, a struggling public-school system – faced by urban youth. LUCY Outreach offers multi-lingual, culturally sensitive services to low-income Camden County teens and young adults ages 12-25, and their families. In recognizing the critical role that each system – homes, families, schools, neighborhoods and friends – plays in a youth’s world, LUCY Outreach seeks to enhance youth’s quality of life by filling the void of positive programming, by encouraging participants to work within their community and by providing community services, resources and support.

About American Water

With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to more than 14 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit

amwater.com

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Dennis Barth Returns as Gloucester Catholic Baseball Coach

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2019)– –Veteran baseball skipper Dennis Barth will return to Gloucester Catholic as head coach of a Rams’ program he helped to establish as one of the best in New Jersey over the past several decades.

Barth left GCHS in 2012 to serve as head coach at Rutgers-Camden, where he guided the program to the only two NJAC conference championships in school history. Barth replaces Adam Tussey, who resigned as Rams coach after four successful seasons.

“I’m excited to return as coach – everyone knows our high expectations here at Gloucester Catholic, and coach Tussey left a solid foundation that we will continue to build,” Barth said. “We have a proud tradition of winning here, and I know the program will continue to be successful.”

A former player at Gloucester Catholic and a 1980 graduate, Coach Barth has a long list of accomplishments, including:

A career record of 485-94-1 over 19 seasons.

Recognition as National High School \’Coach Of The Year\’ in 2000

Recognition as South Jersey High School \’Coach Of The Year\’ in 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Recognition of Gloucester Catholic as High School National Champions in 2001.

Nine state championships, including his final NJSIAA Non-Public title in 2012.

Coach Barth is nationally recognized as coach of the Brooklawn American Legion baseball team, winning a Legion World Championship in 2001 and making multiple appearances in the Legion World Series Tournament

Athletic Director Patrick Murphy congratulated Coach Barth, who met with his new team earlier this week, on his return.

“We welcome Dennis back as coach,” said Murphy. “He’s excited to return, and of course his return will be beneficial to our program.”

RELATED:

Rams Head Baseball Coach Announces Resignation; Cites Business Promotion for the Decision

Free Camden County Senior Citizens Legal Workshop

The Camden County Board of Freeholders, the Department of Health and Human Services – Division of Senior & Disabled Services and the Surrogate’s Office

announce free legal workshops for senior and disabled residents of Camden County. Those attending this workshop receive, at no cost, a Last Will and Testament, an Advance Directive for Health Care (Living Will) and Power of Attorney (POA).

Participants are required to be Camden County residents aged 60 and over. Disabled citizens must be aged 18 and over and residents of Camden County. Workshops are limited to 35 participants per session and pre-registration is required. DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND, YOU NEED TO CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE WORKSHOPS FILL UP VERY QUICKLY.

The workshops are held every Monday of the month except if that Monday is an official holiday, then the workshop will be held on that Tuesday. There are three workshops beginning at 2:00 pm and one evening workshop at 6:00 pm.

Please note that the clinic held at night (6:00 pm) does not offer a Power of Attorney (POA), only a will and living will.

All workshops are held at the Camden County Store at the Voorhees Town Center. To register please call (856) 566-2920.

For more information about this program and about the other services provided by the Camden County Division of Senior & Disabled Services and the Surrogate’s Office, please call the Division of Senior & Disabled Services at 877-222-3737 or the Surrogate’s Office at 856-225-7282.

Monday Dec. 16th, 2:00 PM, pickup January 16, 2020

Camden County Store at Voorhees Town Center

1 Echelon Road, Voorhees, NJ, 08043, United States

Monday, Dec 16th, 2019 @ 2:00 pm

Winter Holidays Arrived Early for Pediatric Patients at Virtua Health

Annual Toy Run Delivered Gifts and Smiles to Local Children

Young patients at Virtua Voorhees Hospital received a touch of holiday magic recently when the Joseph Lacroce Foundation hosted its ninth annual toy delivery. A caravan of classic and collector cars traveled to the hospital, where an assembly line of volunteers unloaded dozens of donated gifts.

Leading the line-up was Virtua’s Mobile Pediatric Unit, a specially equipped van that brings much-needed health services to children in underserved communities. Virtua launched the mobile program in spring 2018 thanks to a $1 million donation from the Lacroce Foundation. Services include developmental screenings, lead testing and education, and flu shots.

The Joseph Lacroce Foundation is a Cherry Hill-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the hospital experience for children throughout South Jersey. President Sam Lacroce established the foundation in 2011 in memory of his son Joseph, who passed away from leukemia in 1975 at age 12.

“Our supporters are always excited to participate in the toy run because it recalls the true spirit of the season,” said Sam Lacroce. “The toys and games do a lot to help make the hospital experience less stressful for the kids. We thank everyone for their generosity.”

“For me, this event marks the start of the holiday season,” said Virtua Health President and CEO Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE. “Few things are as rewarding as watching a child’s face light up with joy; it’s something Sam Lacroce understands better than anyone.”

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– A caravan of classic cars brought donated gifts to pediatric patients at Virtua Voorhees for the 2019 Joseph Lacroce Foundation 9

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Annual Toy Drive.

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– Volunteers form an assembly line to move the gifts into Virtua Voorhees.

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– Volunteers of all ages participated in the toy assembly line.

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– A special surprise for a pediatric patient is wheeled into the hospital.

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– Even the smallest patient enjoyed the gifts donated by the Joseph Lacroce Foundation.

About Virtua Health:

Virtua Health is committed to helping the people of South Jersey be well, get well, and stay well by providing the complete spectrum of advanced, accessible, and trusted health care services. Virtua’s 14,000 colleagues provide tertiary care, including a renowned cardiology program, complemented by a community-based care portfolio. In addition to five hospitals, two satellite emergency departments, and more than 280 other locations, Virtua brings health services directly into communities through home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, and its paramedic program. Virtua has 2,850 affiliated doctors and other clinicians, and its specialties include orthopedics, advanced surgery, and maternity. Virtua is affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neuroscience, and the Children\’s Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics. As a not-for-profit, Virtua is committed to the well-being of the community and provides innovative outreach programs that address social challenges affecting health, from addiction and other behavioral issues to lack of nutritious food and stable housing. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, Virtua has received many

awards

for quality, safety, and its outstanding work environment. For more information, visit

ThisIsVirtua.org

. To help Virtua make a difference, visit

GiveToVirtua.org

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Video: The Rutgers-Camden Gospel Choir

CAMDEN CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2019)–The Rutgers–Camden Gospel Choir began in spring 2019 under the guidance of founding director Dionne Fields, a Rutgers–Camden graduate and part-time lecturer of music. Members include students and community members from throughout the region, as well as musicians in the choir\’s accompanying band. Learn more about the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts:

http://go.rutgers.edu/7vjw4e6o

Camden City Mayor Moran & Freeholder Rodriguez thank the SJ Federal Credit Union

CAMDEN CITY, NJ–Mayor Frank Moran & Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez thank the South Jersey Federal Credit Union for their partnership & ongoing support of the annual Teddy\’s Toys holiday event on December 17, 2019 at Adventure Aquarium along the Camden Waterfront