United Family and Childrens Society

Adoption services - focus is on the homestudy for potential adoptive couples who wish for an international or domestic adoption. United Family is licensed by the state of new jersey as an adoption agency and serves portions of central new jersey. United Family also conducts post adoption home visits and submits reports as required by the home country of the adoptee. A foster care program, the boarder baby program, for newborns and infants under state supervision due to neglect or abuse, is available in partnership with the state.

The community support project - offered in conjunction with the state of new jersey, provides daily support, activities and programs to 175 vulnerable adult residents of a large licensed residential healthcare facility in plainfield (the park hotel). These residents have chronic, persistent mental illness and benefit from structure and services to help prevent re-hospitalization. The staff offers an art club, shore and lake trips, monthly birthday parties, discussion groups, softball team, exercise, nutrition group, arts & crafts and a book club, supportive counseling and advocacy services.

Counseling - the cornerstone service of the agency is mental health counseling for low-income and at-risk children, adolescents, adults and families in union, middlesex and somerset counties. Individual and Family sessions are offered with specialty programs in anger management, play therapy with children, domestic violence and therapy services for children who have been sexually abused. Clients who are unable to afford treatment are offered a low fee or no fee arrangement, based on income.