Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children
Jeffrey Fetzko, ACSW, LSW, CFRE
Vol. 5, No. 5, March 8, 2007
The Executive Director's News is published every two weeks, specifically for the employees of the Somerset Home. This issue and past issues are available on our web site at http://www.somersethome.org/main/pages/employee_newsletter.htm.
Passages Reconstruction Completed
Passages has fully recovered from a major flood caused by a sprinkler head that burst two weeks ago causing more than $50,000 in damages. Thanks to the hard work of Alex Ciccone, the TLP/ILP and maintenance staff the reconstruction is now complete. We are happy to welcome home the five girls who were temporarily relocated from their Passages home to the Bridgewater Marriott. I want to thank everyone for their cooperation, hard work and positive attitude during this trying and tiring time.
We received our certificate of occupancy from the Township of Bridgewater at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, March 8, 2007, and the girls immediately moved in. We are all grateful to be back!
For the full story and more photos check out http://www.somersethome.org/main/pages/PASSAGES.FLOOD.HTM
Nicole Franco Bids Farewell
Nicole Franco finished her last day as Passages senior case manager on Friday, March 2 after serving in that position for seven years. I would like to thank Nicole for her contribution not only to the youth who have come through our Passages program but to the work she has done helping train new case managers, especially as our transitional living programs have expanded. Independent Living Skills Educator, Tichina Smith (middle), and Danielle Sutton, new Passages case manager (right) visit with Nicole as she prepares to leave her office on Friday.
As always, thank you all for your continued hard work on behalf of our youth.
