Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children
Jeffrey Fetzko, ACSW, LSW, CFRE
Vol. 8, No. 11, May 27, 2010
The Executive Director's News is published every two weeks, and is specifically written for the employees, board of trustees and friends 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.
NJACYF Scholarship Recipients
Five of our young people were honored and awarded $1,000 scholarships at the New Jersey Alliance annual conference last week.
Homer James, Passages Resident and Tichina Smith, Pathways LSE
Homer is graduating from East Brunswick High School and is an avid Basketball player. He enjoys spending his free time participating in the RVCC league.
Tara is a resident at Passages TLP and currently obtaining her GED and ready to to attend Raritan Valley College in the Fall. She enjoys volunteering her time at ASPIRA in Newark, NJ where she participates in the Dance Group.
Alex Ciccone, TLP Director, Henry Johnson, Passages Resident and Tichina Smith, Pathways LSE
Henry is graduating from high school and volunteers his time at the Green Knoll Fire Squad at least once a week and is very passionate about saving lives.
Abril is graduating Piscataway High School and he is determined to make his name known to the world. He along with other peers created a dance group called, "NJerkz".
Alex Ciccone, TLP Director, Carlotta Spence, Sr. Case Manager, Shaundee Burns, Passages Resident and Tichina Smith, Pathways LSE
Shawndaee has obtained her GED and is now looking forward to attending a Culinary School to pursue her passion of becoming a chef and owning her own restaurant.
Graduation/Volunteer Party Date Set - June 28th - 5:00PM
Come out and wish our graduates well and help us thank our volunteers. Also, our newly renovated My Place group home will be available for tours. Please plan to attend!
As always, thank you all for your continued hard work on behalf of our youth.
