Ocean County based nonprofit celebrates 2023 Community Resource Development Fund Recipient and issues Request for Proposals for 2024.
OPC and HSL leadership at Ribbon Cutting Event.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Nov. 6, 2023 – PRLog — Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) had the honor of attending 2023 Community Resource Development (CRD) Fund awardee, HOPE Sheds Light’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the HOPE Sheds Light Youth Recovery Center on Wednesday, October 24, 2023, at 253 Chestnut Street, Toms River, NJ.
“Our goal is to bring together a variety of services for young people under one roof,” stated Pamela Capaci, CEO of HOPE Sheds Light. “The Youth Recovery Center offers a safe space with peer led recovery services, a GED lab as well as other opportunities for youth through our partnerships with the service providers. Young people need other young people that are interested in a similar lifestyle. They need to build a new peer group that has a social norm not focused on drug use, a new peer group that understands that a situation does not define you, but how you navigate your way through the situation builds character. Being led by an organization that is peer to peer, we bring our experiences, stories, voices and hope.”
HOPE Sheds Light (HSL) was awarded $67,788 through the CRD Fund to enhance HSL’s Recovery Center program options and offer a comprehensive continuum of recovery support services to adolescents impacted by personal and/or familial substance use disorder. The program will offer a variety of weekly youth recovery support groups as well as monthly sober social recreational activities. Certified peer recovery specialists will work with participants to help them identify their renewed values, beliefs and interests and to create a vision for their future that will serve as an incentive to sustain long term recovery. Each participant will develop their own recovery success plan that identifies their personal recovery goals.
“OPC is so pleased to award the 2023 CRD funds to HOPE Sheds Light. Their work is amazing, and the development of a sober peer community is essential for our youth,” said Mary Jo Buchanan, Executive Director of OPC. OPC provides care management services to children and youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, and substance use needs, and their families. “As part of our contract with the New Jersey Children’s System of Care (CSOC), OPC has access to limited community resource development (CRD) funds designated for one-time use by community organizations to develop new, additional, and/or unique resources that address unmet or under-served needs in Ocean County. HOPE Sheds Light absolutely provides a unique and needed resource,” explained Buchanan.
With the success of the 2023 CRD Funds, OPC announced the next round of funding. The 2024 CRD Funds Request for Proposals was announced on October 30, 2023. Information can be found at: https://www.oceanpartnership.org/providers/community-resource-development-funds/ A maximum total of $67,788.07 is available to fund one or more projects for the 2024 CRD Fund. “Funding is to be used for expansion or creation of programs that serve Ocean County youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, substance use needs, and their families,” said Buchanan.
Based on specific needs identified in Ocean County, projects that address the following areas will be given particular consideration:
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)/neurodiverse social and therapeutic groups
Behavioral health services for young children 3-10 years old – i.e. play therapy, sand tray, Al’s Pals (therapeutic, psychoeducation, socialization)
Acute mental health needs
First Episode Psychosis Program
Suicide – therapeutic groups, support groups
Social determinants of health – housing, early education, childcare, food, minority status (i.e Spanish speaking, Orthodox Jewish, LGBTQIA)
Integrated Health programs
Services that support parenting needs
Specialized Childcare for youth with behavioral health needs
Specific Spanish speaking services and/or groups.
Services to address (Adverse Childhood Experiences) ACEs in children.
Prevention services for youth that have parents/guardians suffering from or deceased due to addiction.
Services to address youth that suffering from eating disorders.
Evidence-based behavior parent training treatment for young children with emotional and behavioral disorders that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns.
“As Ocean County’s Care Management Organization, we are part of the New Jersey Children’s System of Care and are responsible for linking youth in crisis to resources to help them heal and succeed,” Buchanan added.
To learn more about Ocean Partnership for Children, visit OceanPartnership.org.
About Ocean Partnership for Children Inc. Founded in 2005, Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) is Ocean County’s Care Management Organization (CMO). Its mission is to enhance the well being of youth and their families through natural and community supports. OPC provides care coordination services for Ocean County youth up the age of 21 years who have mental health, substance use, intellectual and developmental challenges. OPC strives to keep children and adolescents at home, in school, and in the community by connecting them to resources that meet their unique needs and help them achieve their goals.
Ocean Partnership for Children is a non-profit organization available at no cost to all youth and families in Ocean County who meet the eligibility criteria of the New Jersey Children’s System of care. To learn more, visit https://www.oceanpartnership.org or www.oceanresourcenet.org.
Endeavor Communications announced its collaboration with Bark, a renowned online safety solution that enhances online security for families with children and teens.
Bark is an online safety guardian that monitors smartphone activity for potential concerns like cyberbullying, threats, and online predators. This allows children to enjoy privacy and independence while providing parents with peace of mind. With Bark, invasive parental device inspections are unnecessary, as it promptly sends notifications to parents (complete with screenshots) upon the detection of any suspicious activity.
Darin LaCoursiere, President, and CEO of Endeavor Communications, highlighted the importance of online safety, stating, “Our commitment to safeguarding families is unwavering, and our partnership with Bark offers an added layer of protection for customers who are concerned about exposing their children to online threats. With this solution in place, Endeavor Communications can empower families to make informed choices regarding their online safety.”
Interested parties can find out more by contacting Endeavor Communications at 1-800-922-6677.
For more information, contact Kathy Morgan at kmorgan@weendeavor.com.
Endeavor Communications was founded in 1950 as a telephone provider to small towns and rural areas. Today, Endeavor provides phone, high-speed internet, and managed IT services to customers located in parts of Putnam, Owen, Hendricks, Morgan, Tipton, Hamilton, Parke, Greene, Montgomery and Clay counties.
Endeavor Communications Kathy Morgan 1-800-922-6677 www.weendeavor.com
SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) are pleased to announce the signing of a Partnership Agreement that will offer a CO2 capture solution for Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) as they are producing oil and gas from offshore reservoirs. The agreement follows a successful engineering and design study between the companies demonstrating the technical feasibility and commercial readiness of CO2 capture technology offshore.
Visit to MHI headquarters by SBM Offshore executives
The CO2 capture solution will apply MHI’s proprietary “Advanced KM CDR Process” technology, jointly developed with The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
The technology enables significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions from FPSOs by capturing CO2 from onboard gas turbines.
It is estimated that the CO2 capture technology can reduce CO2 emissions from overall FPSO operations by up to 70%.
The solution is being developed as part of SBM Offshore’s emissionZERO program and is based on a combination of MHI’s proprietary CO2 capture technology and SBM Offshore’s industry leading Fast4ward principles.
Demand for decarbonization of FPSO operations is expected to increase rapidly. Through this collaboration, the companies will aim to open the door to offshore CO2 capture and storage development, making a concrete contribution to carbon neutrality efforts.
Olivier Icyk, Managing Director of Floating Production Solutions at SBM Offshore commented: “The signing of this Partnership Agreement marks a key development within our emissionZERO program, whose goal is to provide FPSOs with near-zero emissions. The technology, which we are now able to offer clients, is an essential solution to substantially reduce the carbon footprint of our FPSOs. We are pleased to partner up with MHI, a top player whose carbon capture technology perfectly complements our leading experience in floating energy solutions.”
Kenji Terasawa, CEO and Head of Engineering Solutions at MHI commented: “We are very pleased to establish a new partnership with SBM Offshore, a leading FPSO company that is essential to the energy industries. Combining proven technologies of both companies will be an important step towards decarbonization of offshore greenhouse gas emissions from FPSOs. With this agreement, we will accelerate the offshore carbon capture business in order to achieve a carbon neutral society.”
About SBM Offshore
SBM Offshore has over 65 years of extensive experience designing, constructing, delivering, installing, and operating offshore energy facilities, with special expertise in developing local supply chains and providing economic opportunities to local communities. With over 7,000 people globally, SBM Offshore is active in the decarbonization of conventional deepwater ocean infrastructure and the deployment of new energies.
About MHI Group
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com.
Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader advancing a sustainable energy future for all, and Google Cloud have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate and co-create on multiple cloud software products and services designed to support the global energy transition. The first demonstration of the joint value of the relationship, Hitachi Energy’s Velocity Suite Power Prices(1), is now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace(2).
The launch of Velocity Suite Power Prices marks the first milestone in the Google Cloud and Hitachi Energy collaboration and signals how the organizations together will address growing market and customer needs for cloud-based solutions that drive the energy transition. Global developers, operators of renewable generation and battery energy storage systems (BESS), as well as traditional generators, traders, and energy market participants can use the data from Velocity Suite Power Prices to make better, faster decisions about energy projects and investments in North America.
Velocity Suite Power Prices, derived from Hitachi Energy’s industry-leading Velocity Suite(3) application, is a new API-based application that gives global customers easy access to North American energy market intelligence. It informs, guides and accelerates planning and revenue analyses for transformative grid and renewable energy projects. The computing power of Google Cloud technology is instrumental in automating and consolidating the extensive dataset of Velocity Suite Power Prices.
Google Cloud and Hitachi Energy will continue to work together to address growing market and customer needs for cloud-based solutions for the energy transition. The collaboration will draw on Hitachi Energy’s Energy Portfolio Management(4) (EPM) solutions combined with Google Cloud’s data analytics capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) services, and scalable and secure infrastructure, to develop and deploy new, innovative solutions for electric utilities and renewable energy producers. Continuing to offer Hitachi Energy’s solutions on the Google Cloud Marketplace is driven by a common goal in the energy industry to drive toward outcomes that increase revenue, capitalize on market opportunities, and reduce costs and risk.
“Data and analytics are at the center of the energy transition and play a critical role in the evolving grid,” said Massimo Danieli, Managing Director, Grid Automation for Hitachi Energy. “Our customers worldwide have asked for solutions that help them achieve sustainability goals and business outcomes at speed and scale. Delivering Velocity Suite Power Prices through our partnership with Google Cloud helps global customers accelerate decision making, optimize investments, and digitally transform their own businesses.”
“By delivering Velocity Suite on Google Cloud, Hitachi Energy is enabling customers to deploy its platform on trusted, sustainable infrastructure and helping them better utilize massive amounts of data on their journeys to become more profitable and sustainable businesses,”
said Roi Tavor, Managing Director at Google Cloud. “Sustainability is a driving factor behind many organizations’ digital transformations, and we’re proud to partner with Hitachi Energy to help global businesses operate responsibly and sustainably.”
(1) Velocity Suite Power Prices (2) Google Cloud Marketplace (3) Velocity Suite (4) Energy Portfolio Management
About Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 40,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of over $10 billion USD. /www.hitachienergy.com; www.linkedin.com/company/hitachienergy; https://twitter.com/HitachiEnergy
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. We solve customers’ and society’s challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the business structure of “Digital Systems & Services” – supporting our customers’ digital transformation; “Green Energy & Mobility” – contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems, and “Connective Industries” – connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, we aim for growth through co-creation with our customers. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2022 (ended March 31, 2023) totaled 10,881.1 billion yen, with 696 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at https://www.hitachi.com.
For more information, visit www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/month/2023/08/230825.pdf.
The United States Army and National Van Lines, Inc. proudly announced their partnership, solidifying their commitment to the success and future of soldiers. The official partnership memorandum of agreement was signed on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the First Division Museum Pavilion in Cantigny Park.
The partnership between the United States Army and National Van Lines, Inc. is part of the Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) program. Through this program, soldiers will have the exceptional opportunity to serve their country while acquiring valuable skills and experience that will aid them in preparing for their future careers. This agreement reinforces the profound value of military service to the nation and demonstrates the mutual dedication of both organizations to support the development and success of soldiers. It also connects first-term Army/Army Reserve/Army National Guard soldiers and Reserve Component to the civilian workforce by providing guaranteed job interviews and possible employment.
The event brought together distinguished individuals from various organizations who attended to witness and celebrate this significant collaboration. Among the dignitaries present were Brigadier General Justin Osberg, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Illinois Army National Guard; Tim Helenthal, CEO & Chairman of National Van Lines; Humberto Zermeno, Congressional Aide, Office of U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and Captain Clayton Riley, RRB North Region OIC.
The PaYS program prepares, trains, and connects exiting soldiers with job opportunities. Soldiers who participate in the program gain leadership skills, valuable technical expertise, and essential experience. Upon completing their training or first term of service, PaYS soldiers are guaranteed a job interview with five PaYS partners of their choice, providing them with a direct pathway to fulfilling employment.
National Van Lines, Inc., a renowned leader in the moving and relocation industry, recognizes soldiers’ remarkable contributions to our nation and aims to provide them with meaningful career opportunities. By partnering with the United States Army through the PaYS program, National Van Lines, Inc. seeks to leverage the soldiers’ unique skill sets, work ethic, and commitment to excellence.
The ceremonial signing of the partnership agreement marks the beginning of a long-lasting and fruitful collaboration between the United States Army and National Van Lines, Inc. Together, they will empower soldiers to successfully transition from military service to civilian life, offering them a promising future filled with professional growth and personal fulfillment.
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