Spreading Christmas Cheer

Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the YES Early Learning Center at St. Ladislaus!

• Santa and Mrs. Claus visited with each class and each child got a gift courtesy of St. Matthias in Somerset. There was even a special appearance by The Grinch and an awesome dance party! Special thanks to the Professional Latino Firefighter of Central New Jersey New Brunswick Chapter.
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, offers free preschool for New Brunswick residents. Please contact our schools if you are in need of preschool for your child! YES ELC at St Ladislaus, 732-214-1475, 197 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ

Santa Claus also visited the YES Early Learning Center.

• He visited each classroom and each child received a gift. The children were delighted to see Santa and knew he was coming by listening for his special bell.
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, offers free preschool for New Brunswick residents.
• Please contact our schools if you are in need of preschool for your child! 
• YES ELC, 732-249-3881, 115 Robeson Blvd, New Brunswick, NJ

                                         
The Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County’s Annual Holiday Party took place at Parson’s Elementary School in North Brunswick.

• 120 kids were registered for this event and they brought their families for some food and holiday fun with games and prizes. Santa got a police escort from the North Brunswick Police Department and gave out lots of candy canes. Each child got to sit on Santa’s lap and receive a gift.
• For more information about the services Mobile Family Success Center offers, visit them on Facebook. Email questions to [email protected]. Further information, visit ccdom.org

  
The PACT program celebrated their annual holiday party at the Middlesex County 4-H.

• Clients in the program enjoyed food, music courtesy of DJ Vinnie, who played the best dancing tunes! Santa even stopped by for a visit and got in on the fun!
• The East Brunswick PACT team put together a craft for each client in the program, and each client went home with a gift. The traditional PACT holiday party is a chance for the clients to socialize with their peers, celebrate the holidays, and just have fun!
• The Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) is an evidence-based practice that offers person-centered, recovery-based care in community-based settings to individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen operates three PACT Teams which cover all of Middlesex County. For more information about the PACT program and other programs that Catholic Charities offers please visit ccdom.org

    
Young adults from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen
were invited to a special Christmas party.

• Young adults that are a part of the LifeSet program, as well as the My First Place program, attended a Christmas party at Verona Hills in Newark and received gifts courtesy of One Simple Wish. Also in attendance were the Care Plus LifeSet Young Adults and some even brought their children.
• One Simple Wish is a wonderful nonprofit organization that raises awareness about foster care and grants wishes for children and young adults in need. Big thanks to One Simple Wish for the venue, gifts, food and drinks!
• The young adults enjoyed pizza, played fun games and even got to try their luck in a few raffles. There were lots of smiles and cheers throughout the event.