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Community Programs |
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Residential
Community Homes |
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Essex
Residential Community Home and Transitional Program
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461-63
Central Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
Superintendent: Darvin Bethea
973-648-7078/7082
973-648-6133 (Fax) |
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Essex Residential Community Home serves up to 25 male
juveniles ranging in age 16 to 18. In addition to receiving
academic instruction, the students are taught carpentry,
plumbing, masonry, and landscaping by qualified teachers.
As part of their vocational instruction, students assist
staff cooks in the daily preparation of all meals while
learning fundamental culinary and food service skills.
The vocational program provides students with marketable
skills and training that help them obtain jobs upon
their release. The residents participate in various
maintenance projects at the facility including painting,
cleaning, buffing floors, stocking supplies, and routine
upkeep.
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Essex
RCH actively assists the community by maintaining the
Community Park on Central Avenue, and cleaning local
streets and vacant lots through the Fifth Street Block
Association. Essex Residential also has a relationship
with the Newark Pre-School Council. Through this relationship,
juveniles provide building maintenance and grounds keeping
at various locations throughout Essex County. |
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In
addition to its residential component, Essex Transitional
utilizes up to 10 beds to service parolees and probationers
returning to Essex County from both JJC secure-care
and community-based facilities. Residents take part
in various programs that prepare them for their return
to their community.
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The
Juvenile Justice Commission is committed to providing
a continuum of care that prepares juveniles to return
to their community at the completion of their sentences.
Transitional programs provide an integral step that
helps juveniles succeed upon their release.
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Essex
Transitional acts as a practice mechanism for youth
preparing to re-enter the Essex County community while
remaining within a structured environment for up to
30 days. During their stay, the juveniles prepare to
re-enter school or the job market, obtain identification,
attend school, and receive counseling services. All
Essex County youth, at least 16 years of age, with allowable
offenses, will enter the transitional component at Essex
prior to going home. |
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This
transitional setting allows juveniles to gain responsibility
gradually as they prepare to return to their communities.
The transition program addresses the individual items
in each juvenile's aftercare plan and helps each young
person adhere to that plan. The transition program maintains
a level of flexibility allowing youth to "step-up"
to a more restrictive setting or "step-down"
to a less restrictive setting as necessary. |
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As
an admission requirement, a resident must have an
approved parole address for the county in which the
transitional program is located. In addition, the
State Parole Board must mandate a resident’s
participation in a transitional program.
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