Basic Organization Information
Family Service of Morris County
- Also Known As:
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FSMC
- Physical Address:
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Morristown, NJ
07960
- EIN:
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22-1489900
- Web URL:
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www.fsmc.org
- NTEE Category:
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P Human Services
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P40 Family Services
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F Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
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F20 Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment
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F Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
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F32 Community Mental Health Center
- Year Founded:
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1813
- Ruling Year:
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1942
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Mission Statement
Family Service of Morris County is a private, non-profit organization serving the community for almost 200 years, with a mission of strengthening the community by empowering individuals and families to meet and overcome life's challenges.
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
Within our mission, we concentrate on prevention and early intervention in four strategic areas to make an impact on our communities by:
<p><a href="http://www.fsmc.org/services/child"><strong>Giving children the best start in life</strong></a> with programs that focus on improved social and emotional well being, parenting, early childhood education, grief counseling, family support and resources;<br /><a href="http://www.fsmc.org/services/senior"><strong>Keeping older adults independent and in their homes</strong> </a>through social day centers, caregiver respite, in-home case-management, financial literacy and programs for the blind and visually impaired;<br /><a href="http://www.fsmc.org/services/families"><strong>Maintaining healthy families</strong></a> by helping them cope with everyday challenges of stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, marital issues, and the unique concerns of Military families;<br /><a href="http://www.fsmc.org/services/substanceabuse"><strong>Preventing substance abuse </strong></a>in families and communities through education.</p>
Leadership
Ms. Patrice Picard
Term:
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Mar
2008
Profile:
<p>Patrice has been the Chief Executive Officer at FSMC since September of 2007. Her long history with FSMC began in 1999 when she joined the Board of Managers. In her career with the agency she chaired the planning committee providing strategic direction to the agency. She also served as President of the Board of Managers for four years providing leadership to the agency through the Capital Campaign and project to build the new program center.</p>
<p>Patrice has 25 years of experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. With a background in Human Resources, Administration, Marketing, and Banking, she moved into the non-profit sector as a volunteer. In her volunteer roles she developed community projects, consulted with non profit agencies and provided pro bono strategic planning help. In addition to her experience with Family Service and other agencies, Patrice served as President of the Junior League of Morristown, and as Chair of the New Jersey State Council of Junior Leagues.</p>
<p>Patrice has a B.A. degree in Industrial Psychology from Purdue University. She also has a Masters degree from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University.</p>
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FSMC Adult Day Centers
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Human Services
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Aging/Elderly/Senior Citizens
Program Description:
<p>The FSMC Time Out Adult Day Centers provide affordable social day care for seniors and the disabled in a safe, stimulating, supervised environment. Nutritious meals are offered and transportation options are available. Family Service operates three Time Out Centers conveniently located in Madison, Morris Plains and Succasunna. </p>
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FSMC Military Familes and Veterans Outreach Program
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Military/Veterans
Program Description:
<p>Family Service of Morris County (FSMC) was founded in 1813 to help widows and children suffering from the impact of the War of 1812. Nearly 200 years later, FSMC is again building on its roots with an innovative program to meet the needs of today’s military families. </p>
<p>The Military Families and Veterans Outreach Program is an innovative program designed to meet the needs of men and women, and their families, who are going through a military deployment, who have an impending deployment, or those who have recently returned home. Our program is a non-governmental initiative involving a fully licensed therapist that is availible to listen to what the veteran and the family needs and offer therapeutic support, as well as hands on asistance in connecting to needed services at Family Service and in the community. We provide therapeutic services to Morris County families of actively deployed service members in al branches of the military, including reservists and National Guard. We also serve veterans returning home, from recent deployment, with a DD214. Finally, we serve Morris families and veterans together post-deployment to handle family re-adjustment issues.</p>
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STEP-by-Step
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Human Services
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Infants/Babies (under age 5)
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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This nationally recognized program works with the youngest members of society, infants to five year olds. The STEP-by-Step Team works with area childcare centers by offering on-site and in-home social work services for children and their families and on-site education and coaching for teachers and assistants at the Centers.
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FSMC Now You Know
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Mental Health, Substance Abuse
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
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<strong>Now You Know Program</strong> offers prevention of substance abuse to at-risk teens through education groups and parent groups before a significant problem develops.
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FSMC Mental Health Counseling
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Mental Health, Substance Abuse
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Mentally/Emotionally Disabled
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
<p>Family Service of Morris County provides programs that <strong>maintain healthy families</strong> by helping them cope with everyday challenges of stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, marital issues, and the unique concerns of Military families. Families and individuals face many issues throughout their lives. Family Service of Morris County provides a full range of services to assist individuals and families to deal with many life cycle issues, including:</p>
<p> Marital issues<br />
Divorce recovery<br />
Dealing with co-dependency<br />
Depression/anxiety/stress<br />
Parent/child issues<br />
Bereavement<br />
Addiction issues</p>
<p> The Adult and Family Treatment Program provides quality, affordable counseling to adults, adolescents and children. </p>
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