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Phillipsburg EnVision Center Connects Job Seekers with Immediate Opportunities

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Phillipsburg EnVision Center Connects Job Seekers with Immediate Opportunities

Dozens of hopefuls attend a local job fair, gaining access to employers, education, and community resources. By: Danielle DeGerolamo, TAPinto Phillipsburg PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – More than four dozen jobseekers arrived at the Phillipsburg Housing Authority’s EnVision Center yesterday, hoping to secure

Mental Health & Addiction Coalition Legislative Breakfast

This month, the Mental Health & Addiction Coalition hosted its annual Legislative Breakfast, featuring two notable guest speakers: Kelly Lerner Sanders, Director of the Division of Mental Health Advocacy for the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, and Dr.

Prevention is Key is recognized on national level for work in Phillipsburg at the LEAD National Convening in Seattle

Rockaway, N.J. (October 25, 2024) – Prevention Is Key (PIK), a north Jersey-based non-profit substance misuse prevention and recovery support agency, announced today that it has received three scholarships from the LEAD National Support Bureau to send staff to the

Red Ribbon Week 2024

By: Stefanie Williams, Preventionist During the week of October 23-30, communities throughout the United States will celebrate Red Ribbon Week in honor of DEA Special Agent Kiki Camerana, who was killed while trying to expose a multi-billion-dollar drug pipeline. Red Ribbon

N.J.’s gamble on crime diversion program in P’burg turns 1 this year. How’s it performing?

By Glenn Epps | For lehighvalleylive.com The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program, nicknamed LEAD, is an innovative policing strategy designed to get everyone on the same page about criminal justice reform. An experiment by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and

Harm Reduction Efforts Expanded in Morris County

By: Morris County Sheriff’s Office County Programs Target Overdose and Substance Use Disorders  The Morris County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO), Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and Morris County Board of County Commissioners are working with the nonprofit Prevention is Key (PIK) in Rockaway to expand “harm

Narcan Vending Machines Coming To Morris As Officials Aim To Reduce Drug Deaths

By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson,Patch Staff Morris County officials are working with a local nonprofit, Prevention is Key, to expand harm reduction efforts and overdose awareness. MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Officials are expanding a push to reduce drug overdose deaths in Morris

A screening of “My Ascension”- A story of Hope and Healing 

By Stefanie Williams, Preventionist  On Tuesday July 16, 2024 one of PIK’s partnering organization’s- Mental Health Association hosted a screening of “My Ascension” at the AMC movie theater in Rockaway NJ. My Ascension is a story of both tragedy and

Prevention’s Kick Off to Summer Event!

By: Mean Souter, Preventionist Prevention program participants attended the 5th Annual Family Appreciation Day to kick off the summer! Bringing over 30 families to Tomahawk Lake this year for a fun-filled day of waterslides, swimming, and BBQ. We are so

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