Jimmy Spears’ Lifechanging Experience at The Father Center of New Jersey
Jimmy Spears came into The Father Center of New Jersey looking for assistance with employment. He was determined to work. He had just moved to New Jersey from Florida and needed to find a job quickly so he could take care of his son, whom he was trying to enroll in school. It had been […]
It’s an exciting time of growth and promise at The Father Center of New Jersey
“The time is always right to do what is right.” —Martin Luther King Jr. Every January, we welcome the new year with hope in our hearts and determination in our souls to make our lives—and the world we live in—a little bit better. It’s what we strive to do every day at The Father Center […]
David Howe Leads with Compassion & Strength
During times of transition, organizations rely on strong leadership to provide guidance, stability and a vision for implementing change. David Howe had extensive senior-level human resources experience, including 27 years in corporate America, when he joined the Board of The Father Center of New Jersey during the pandemic in 2020. The organization was preparing for […]
Travel For Success Closes the Loop
When Yanira Medina, a client services specialist at The Father Center of New Jersey (TFCNJ), noticed that men were coming into the agency where she once worked and doing all the right things to get a job—from filling out job applications to practicing for interviews—yet not getting any work, she discovered the missing piece to […]
Wallie Niehl Gains Confidence, Skills and Custody of His Children
Wallace “Wallie” Niehl knows what it is like to grow up without a father. He knows what it’s like to live apart from his own children. And, thanks to guidance and support from The Father Center of New Jersey, he also knows what it takes to gain and maintain custody of his youngest three kids, […]
2nd Biennial Statewide Fatherhood Conference an Inspiring Success!
Thank you to all who supported and participated in the 2nd Biennial Statewide Fatherhood Conference, held on November 7, at the DCF Office of Training and Professional Development in New Brunswick. We had a great turnout with fully engaged audiences during our breakout sessions. We were honored to have Dr. Reggie Wright Jr. empower our […]
TFCNJ Awarded $1 Million Bunbury Grant
We are thrilled to announce that the Bunbury Fund Advisors awarded The Father Center of New Jersey an unrestricted grant for capacity building as the Princeton Area Community Foundation sunsets its Bunbury Fund after a decade of giving. “This generous contribution holds the potential to be truly transformational for the work we do and the […]
Empowered by Gratitude
As we enter this holiday season, we are overwhelmed with gratitude in multiple ways. We recently received the amazing news that The Father Center of New Jersey is one of 11 nonprofit organizations awarded with a $1 million sunset grant from the Bunbury Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation. This funding will enable us […]
The Father Center of New Jersey Awarded $1 Million Sunset Grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s Bunbury Fund
The Father Center of New Jersey is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $1 million sunset grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s Bunbury Fund. It is among 11 nonprofit organizations chosen by the Bunbury Fund Advisors to receive an unrestricted grant for capacity building as it sunsets the fund after a […]
The Father Center of New Jersey and the City of Trenton Office of Returning Citizens Announce New Partnership to Empower Returning Citizens with Financial Literacy
The Father Center of New Jersey (TFCNJ) and the City of Trenton’s Office of Returning Citizens (ORC) are pleased to announce a new partnership whose mission is to provide financial literacy education to citizens returning from incarceration. This collaboration, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on July 22, 2024, will create opportunities for returning […]