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TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Feb. 28, 2023 – PRLog — In addition to providing care management services, Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) has expanded to provide needed resources for youth and families in Ocean County. The agency recently received three important grants, two from the Ocean County Department of Human Services, Office for Individuals with Disabilities, and one from McKinney Vento funding through the Monmouth Ocean Educational Services Commission. With an estimated combined total of $180,000 in grant funding, Mary Jo Buchanan, LCSW, MPA, Executive Director of OPC, said the organization is elated to have the opportunity to provide additional ... Read more

Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged and its Dedicated Portion for implementing After-school Learning and Support Programmes open for new round of applications ******************************************************************************************      The Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged (PFD) managed by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) is inviting the 16th round Regular Portion applications and the ninth round Dedicated Portion applications for implementing After-school Learning and Support Programmes starting from today (December 15). Welfare non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and eligible primary and secondary schools can submit proposals from today to October 31, 2023. The PFD Secretariat will process and grant approval to the applications in two periods in accordance with ... Read more

The event was held at OPC headquarters in Toms River on November 14. OPC hosts Multicultural Potluck Feast. TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Nov. 23, 2022 – PRLog — Ocean Partnership for Children’s (OPC) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee held a Multicultural Potluck Feast on November 14 to celebrate the nonprofit’s rich diversity during the holiday season. “We are so thankful for the opportunity to celebrate the variety of cultures, backgrounds and ethnicities of our staff, as well as the foods that correlate with those respective backgrounds,” said Mary Jo Buchanan, Executive Director of OPC.  “Thank you to the DEI ... Read more

Request for Proposals (RFPs) will be used to develop programs and/or increase the availability of community-based resources to Ocean County youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, substance use needs, & their families. Ocean Partnership For Children TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Nov. 2, 2022 – PRLog — Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) is seeking proposals to develop and/or increase the availability of community-based resources to Ocean County youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, substance use needs, and their families. “OPC provides care management services to children and youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, and substance use needs, and their families,” said ... Read more

The vigil was held in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event’s main speaker was Ed Parze of the Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation. Ed Parze of The Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Oct. 21, 2022 – PRLog — She was a student athlete, a talented artist, and a compassionate, loyal friend to everyone she met. Her natural born talent as an artist brought her so much joy. She also loved children and enjoyed spending time on the beach, on the river, or on the ocean. In 2019, 25-year-old Stephanie Parze of Freehold was killed by ... Read more