Family Strengthening - Our four Family Success Centers and 40 nonprofit partners support early education programs, after-school initiatives, emergency food and shelter for families in crisis, homeless intervention services, support services for adults with disabilities, workforce development services and much more.
- UWGUC’s Family Success Centers are multi-service organizations providing critical resources and supports to families and children around a continuum of care, from birth to adulthood.
- Our Community Resource Network consists of partnerships with non-profit organizations and governmental agencies who help deliver human services to the community. Each agency in our plays a vital role in connecting each individual and family to the support they need.
- The Family Support and Prevention Program provides support and prevention services like:
- Outreach that identifies families in need and the development of a plan to address health and education barriers.
- Empowering parents to addresses educational issues for their children.
- The distribution of funds to directly assist at-risk families with children who are facing crisis.
- Additional support for the community are provided in the areas of child-care services, domestic violence, abused/neglected children, homeless services/transitional housing, mental health services, and disabled services.
Our Family Success Centers
Hillside Family Success Centers
Hillside Family Success Center
Yucarly Castillo
Program Manager
Email: yucarly.castillo@uwguc.org
145 Hillside Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205
908-409-2962 Ext. 10
908-409-2963 (fax)
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 9:30am-6pm
Evening appointments available upon request
Rahway Family Success Center (Rahway)
796 E. Hazelwood Ave
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: 732-382-9311 ext.110 or 103
Contact: Yakina Kelly
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 7:00am-6:00pm
Servicing- Rahway
James Kellogg Multicultural Family Success Center (Elizabeth)
1122 East Grand Street.
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
P: (908) 351-7727 x228
Contact: Mercedes Quintana
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Servicing- Elizabeth & Union
Village Family Success Center (Elizabeth)
70 W Grand St
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
P: (908) 469-9508
Contact: Jean Robert Benoit, Director
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Thur 9:00am-6:00pm
Fri-9:00am-3:00pm
Weekends- By appointment only
Servicing- Elizabeth