November 3rd | Right In Our Backyard: The Drug AddictionEpidemic in Suburbia
Please join us for our Right In Our Backyard: The Drug Addiction Epidemic in Suburbia. We are proudly working with The Girl Scouts of Central New Jersey to spread awareness and open the dialogue regarding the menace of addiction that is becoming more and more widespread in our area. Please join us to support the... Read More
Presentation to NJ troops of The Girl Scouts Of America | 5/17/16
On Tuesday May 17, 2016, we will be giving a presentation to Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey from 6.30-8.30pm at the social hall of the Katz JCC. Please join us and share the message.
Right In Our Backyard Presentation April 5, 2016
Right In Our Backyard Presentation at Beth Tikvah Synagogue in Marlton, New Jersey, 115 Evesboro Medford Rd, Marlton, NJ 08053 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. April 5, 2016
Annual Fundraiser In Aid Of The Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Southern New Jersey (JFCS) to organize Right In Our Backyard
My son, your friend and relative, Justin Matthew Wolfe would have been turning 25 years old on June 11th of this year. His life, however, was cut short at the age of 21 from a heroin overdose on December 19, 2012. Over the past two years, I have worked with Jewish Family & Children’s Service... Read More
Helpful Resources
Recognizing an Addiction Problem http://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/recognizing-addiction#Recognize1 Signs of Addiction and Drug Use https://www.discoveryplace.info/signs-addiction-and-drug-use Helping an Adult Family Member or Friend with a Drug or Alcohol Problem http://www.drugfree.org/want-help-adult-family-member-friend-drug-alcohol-problem-7-suggestions/ What to Do If Your Adult Friend or Loved One Has a Problem with Drugs http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment/what-to-do-if-your-adult-friend-or-loved-one-has-problem-drugs Genetics & Alcoholism: Alcohol Abuse in the Family https://www.lakeviewhealth.com/genetics-alcoholism-family-infographic.php Addictive Personality: How I... Read More
Berlin Township Community Addiction Workshop
Please join us on December 1st at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School ( 235 Grove Ave., West Berlin, NJ 08091 ) for an education, prevention, and community awareness workshop on opiate and heroin use and abuse. Click the flier for a full PDF.
Operation Save-A-Life (SAL)
Operation Save-A-Life (SAL) is a program paid for by the Camden County Freeholders’ Addiction Awareness Task Force and administered by Delaware Valley Medical (DVM) in Pennsauken, NJ: They are located at: 7980 South Crescent Blvd Pennsauken, NJ 08109 856-665-5100 856-665-5243 (Fax) http://www.delawaremed.net/ The program will provide a combination of methadone maintenance, intensive outpatient treatment and case... Read More
It’s Happening ‘Right In Our Backyard’
Tragedy from Addiction Inspires Local Father to Give Back to Community with Special Event June 11th In the face of the South Jersey heroin and drug addiction epidemic, this benefit, being held in honor of the late Voorhees student Justin Wolfe, will support addiction awareness, support, and education. Gregg Wolfe is the father of Voorhees student... Read More
JFCS “Right in Our Backyard” educates on heroin addiction
Standing next to a photograph of a smiling young man, Voorhees resident Gregg Wolfe told Beth El Hebrew High School teens and their parents about his son Justin’s life before he came into the grips of heroin. An excellent student who loved sports, Justin played soccer, ice and roller hockey and practiced karate. The Eastern High School graduate spent four consecutive summers... Read More