At Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, our amazing volunteers contribute their time and talent to assist us in our mission, many on a “regular schedule” to support programs that benefit by their help, while others come for special events or on an “as needed” basis.

Boxes of new and gently used toys were donated to CCDOM Child Care by St Patrick Catholic Church in Belvidere. Special thanks to Kylie, CCDOM Child Care staff, for facilitating the donation!

The parents from the YES Early Learning Center at St. Ladislaus, were able to participate in an information workshop, “READY, SET, LET’S GO: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS, TRANSITION TIPS & STRATEGIES," a super fun and interactive learning experience where activities were created by the parents.

Viking Pest Control known for stellar service, sustainability, and custom-tailored pest management solutions, is pleased to announce its recent philanthropic initiative to support families in need. The company incorporated a charity bike-build into its quarterly team-building event.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen Staff members recently attended the New Jersey School Age Child Care Conference.

For Mental Health Month and in collaboration with NAMI NJ's en Español program, yesterday, Catholic Charities YES - ELC @ St. Ladislaus presented NAMI NJ's "In Our Own Voice." This program was a powerful presentation that aimed to change attitudes, assumptions and stereotypes about people living with mental health issues.

As part of their “Day of Service," Health Sciences Technology High School students in their continuous support and collaboration with our preschool center, visited Catholic Charities YES -ELC at St. Ladislaus.

Mobile Family Success Center celebrated their 11th Anniversary.

Catholic Charities has affordable child care programs and registration is open for the fall.

The LifeSet and My First Place programs hosted an event at the Somerset Patriots game last week.

All three PACT teams from East Brunswick, New Brunswick and Perth Amboy were all present to celebrate their annual Client Appreciation Lunch.

The current mental health crisis affecting many people in our country has led Bishop Checchio of the Metuchen Diocese to request Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen (CCDOM) to address this significant need.

Visit from a 10 year old miniature therapy horse to bring some fun and happiness to the children.

The after school program welcomed dads and other family members to show them how much they are loved and how important they are in their children’s lives. We also thank Harper’s Bakery for their delicious donation of cookies. ​​​​​​​

In October, our afterschool programs participated in Lights in Afterschool!

The Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County’s Annual Holiday Party took place last night at Parson’s Elementary School in North Brunswick.

Clients in the program enjoyed food, music courtesy of DJ Vinnie, who played the best dancing tunes! Santa even stopped by for a visit and got in on the fun!

The YES Early Learning Center in New Brunswick received a generous donation of 200 turkeys and food bags for the YES families from St. James Parish in Basking Ridge during the Thanksgiving Season. The preschool center and families would like to thank Eileen Gavagan, the church staff, and the parishioners for this wonderful donation!

YES ELC @ St. Ladislaus held their first LIVE Cooking Event (Let's Give "Latinidad:" a Las Latas) with Special Guests, Chef Carolina Moratti from Share Your Foodways Program and Sally A. Van de Water from Folklife and Cultural Heritage Arts Institute of Middlesex County

Ms. YuQuishia McKinney and Ms. Daphney Mgbako presented to more than 42 parents on understanding what their agency really does and all the services/resources they provide to assist children and families.