Around The Town YOU CAN BUILT IT: LEGOS/ DUPLOS WITH MOVIE
Location: Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library Address: 217 S Central Ave, Surf City, NJ 08008 Phone: 609-494-2480 Website: www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date: Jun 22, 2019 Time: 10:30 AM Ages: 3 and older with caregiver. Please register in person, by calling 609-494-2480 or online at www. theoceancountylibrary.org
ZOOM! ZOOM! ZOOM! AND OFF TO THE MOON
Location: Little Egg Harbor Branch of the Ocean County Library Address: 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08087 Phone: 609-294-1197 Website: www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date: Jun 24, 2019 Time: 2:30 PM Ages: 4 and older. Please register in person, by calling 609-294-1197, or online at www. theoceancountylibrary.org.
SURFLIGHT THEATRE PRESENTS ‘FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL’
Location: Surflight Theatre Address: 201 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven, NJ, 08008 Phone: 609-492-9477 Website: www.surflight.org Date: Jun 28, 2019 Time: 8:00 PM The inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, who dreams of going to the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy and becoming a professional dancer. When a romance complicates her ambitions, she harnesses it to drive her dream. Prepare to be blown away by an astonishing musical spectacle and phenomenal choreography to the iconic score including the smash hits “Maniac”, “Manhunt”, “Gloria”, “I Love Rock ‘n‘ Roll” and the sensational title track “Flashdance … What a Feeling.”
SURFLIGHT CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’
Location: Surflight Theatre Address: 201 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven, NJ 08008 Phone: 609-492-9477 Date: Jul 07, 2019 Time: 6:00 PM Surflight’s award-winning Children’s Theatre productions bring their favorite stories to life, live on stage. All shows begin at 6 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. All tickets are $12. Tickets are first come, first serve.
EXIT 82 PRESENTS ‘HEAD OVER HEELS’
Location: Exit 82 Theatre Address: 73 Main Street, Second Floor, Toms River, NJ Date: Jul 12, 2019 Time: 8:00 PM Head Over Heels is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.” Visit exit82theatre.com for tickets and more information.
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION! The
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Proudly serving Manahawkin and surrounding communities
Number 62
OCEAN’S HARBOR HOUSE RECEIVES CAUSEWAY’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRANT By Kaitlyn Strohmeier In Celebration of The Causeway Family of Dealerships 50th anniversary, we continue with our yearlong campaign - Causeway’s 50 Golden Acts of Good - to help our neighbors and positively impact Ocean County. Anchoring this campaign is the Grant Giveaway program, through which Causeway awards a $10,000 grant to one Ocean County nonprofit every month, from January through November of 2019, culminating next December with the award of a New Ford Transit Connect Van. We are proud to announce our June $10,000 grant winner, Ocean’s Harbor House. Ocean’s Harbor House is dedicated to assisting homeless, runaway, abused, neglected and abandoned youth, ages 10-21. Their mission is to provide a safe haven and caring environment for vulnerable youth to enable them to unlock their potential and learn skills that will empower them to build healthier lives, relationships and futures. Located along the central Jersey Shore, they work with youth, ages 10-21, primarily from Ocean and Monmouth Counties. A smaller number of youth come from other various parts of the state. On average, they provide housing for 120 to 140 youth each year. Since 1988, Harbor House has helped tens of thousands of children and their families with temporary and transitional housing, counseling and supportive services. Further, their agency has utilized the skill and dedication of hundreds of staff and devoted community leaders, as well as countless volunteers – all driven to support their mission. Harbor House is proud to be affiliated with other local, state and regional agencies that help promote and support their efforts. This approach allows the agency to: Respect its heritage,
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(From left to right) David Wintrode (General Manager), Joe Stroffolino (Director of Advertising and Marketing), John Piscal (Executive Director of Ocean’s Harbor House), Laura Wagner (Director of Communications for Ocean’s Harbor House), Dave Wintrode (President of Causeway Dealerships), Corey Gellis (General Sales Manager). enhance its present operations, and ensure its future growth and commitment for all youth in need. The goals of Ocean’s Harbor House: • To create and support services that will help youth transition safely to adulthood and lead healthy, productive lives. • To alleviate the problems of runaway, homeless and abused youth. • To reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution of intra-familial problems. • To strengthen family relationships by promoting safe, stable living conditions for the youth. • To identify resources in the community and develop placement options for the youth that are homeless. • To develop services that embrace diversity and provide opportunities for youth to fully participate in the planning and implementation of programs which affect their lives, their families and their communities. • To be a voice for youth and families in need through community awareness, public education and advocacy activities. History Founded in June, 1985 by a group of concerned citizens and community leaders, Ocean’s Harbor House was created to address the needs of an emerging population: homeless youth. On August 8, 1988, the agency opened the doors to our Emergency Youth Shelter on Windsor Ave. in Toms River to provide a safe haven for five youth to help get them off the streets and out of abusive and dangerous homes. Through planned strategic activities, the agency has witnessed significant growth throughout its many years of operation to address the evolving needs of children and youth. In 2004, the agency expanded to another location on Conifer St. in Toms River and began to house youth in the Supervised Transitional Living Program (STLP). Once again, thanks to the generous support of the community, a 12-bed facility was constructed and currently houses youth ages 16-21.
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Since then, two Ocean County programs have been added: the Family Crisis Intervention Unit (FCIU) and Electronic Monitoring (EM). These programs have enabled Ocean’s Harbor House to become a complete youth social services agency. Youth who participate in the STLP receive the following services: • Educational and Vocational Counseling • Job Search, Interview Skills, Resume Writing, SAT and GED preparation • Weekly Support Groups • Anger Management, Drug/Alcohol Prevention, Parent/Sibling Support, along with other groups pertaining to self-sufficiency • Referral and Case Management Services • Individual and Family Counseling Participants are offered secure and stable living conditions for up to 18 months. While staying within the STLP, these youth receive life skill counseling and training including budget/financial management, menu planning, nutrition and food preparation, use and management of credit, consumer education, housekeeping, personal hygiene, safety instruction, planning for leisure/ social activities and methods of obtaining vital documents (social security card, birth certificate, citizenship application, working papers, etc). The Family Crisis Intervention Unit is a county funded program within Harbor House, offering free counseling and case management services to Ocean County residents. Our counselors are trained and qualified to intervene in family crises, working with juveniles ages 10 to 18 years old and their families. At the Family Crisis Intervention Unit we aim to divert cases involving juvenile family crises from the courts by providing our families with the counseling, case management, and referral assistance needed to stabilize the immediate family crisis. Our counselors work to maintain a network of services and county agencies including police, schools, physicians, substance abuse services, and other juvenile agencies to coordinate services for our families.
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More information on Harbor House • 24-hour Shelter Hotline – 732-929-0660 • All services are free, voluntary and confidential • Our 12-bed shelter provides a safe haven for youth in crisis, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. With a goal of family reunification, our staff works closely with parents and extended family members to create a partnership that provides long-term family stability. • The program is licensed as an Emergency Children’s Shelter by the NJ Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P). The program also meets federal guidelines established by the US Department of Health & Human Services and Family & Youth Services Bureau. • Our core services include emergency shelter for youth ages 10-19, food, clothing and referrals to medical services. In addition, the program provides drop-in services, counseling, education, prevention, and case management services. • Youth, parents, police, schools and other community agencies can access the shelter through the 24hour hotline. The shelter is staffed around the clock so we can provide immediate assistance to youth and family in crisis. Our staff can also determine eligibility for admission. Youth who pose a danger to themselves or others may require referrals for alternate placement services, but our program may still provide a variety of non-residential support. • The Supervised Transitional Living Program (STLP) was established in 2001 by Ocean’s Harbor House to meet the needs of older youth, ages 16-21. In the past, these youth were too old for traditional shelter services, yet they still required supervised housing and/or everyday life skills in order to become selfsufficient, independent adults.