The Friendship Center at Schooley's Mountain is the very firstInter generational Child Care Center in Northwest New Jersey.
Thecenter is a model for other child care groups pursuing the intergenerational child care concept.
The Friendship Center wasconceived over a decade ago when members of the Heath Village Boardof Trustees saw a promising opportunity a chance to provide aunique learning and development experience for the children whileenriching the lives of Heath Village residents at the same time.That opportunity was inter generational childcare in a retirementcommunity setting.
With so many working parents and families sodispersed, the kind of individual attention that children needcould often not be adequately provided in a traditional day carefacility.
Why not draw on the rich pool of caring adults at HeathVillage who would be eager to volunteer their time to making eachchild seem special With the help of a grant from the Lorna W.Reynolds Children's Development Fund, The Friendship Center openedits doors in 1992 and was an immediate success.
Before the firstyear of operation was complete, the Friendship Center was at fullcapacity with a waiting list (a status that it has enjoyedcontinuously since), was receiving top ratings for the quality ofits childcare, had drawn the participation of dozens of seniors,and was on a solid financial footing.
Since that time, theFriendship Center has doubled its physical size while maintainingits maximum enrollment at 42, has been the subject of an awardwinning video (The Friendship Center Experience) and numerousmagazine and newspaper articles, and has continued to attractinterested visitors looking to us as a model they can emulate intheir own facilities.
The Friendship Center at Schooley's Mountain is the very
firstInter generational Child Care Center in Northwest New Jersey.
Thecenter is a model for other child care groups pursuing the
intergenerational child care concept. The Friendship Center
wasconceived over a decade ago when members of the Heath Village
Boardof Trustees saw a promising opportunity a chance to provide
aunique learning and development experience for the children
whileenriching the lives of Heath Village residents at the same
time.That opportunity was inter generational childcare in a
retirementcommunity setting. With so many working parents and
families sodispersed, the kind of individual attention that
children needcould often not be adequately provided in a
traditional day carefacility. Why not draw on the rich pool of
caring adults at HeathVillage who would be eager to volunteer their
time to making eachchild seem special With the help of a grant from
the Lorna W.Reynolds Children's Development Fund, The Friendship
Center openedits doors in 1992 and was an immediate success. Before
the firstyear of operation was complete, the Friendship Center was
at fullcapacity with a waiting list (a status that it has
enjoyedcontinuously since), was receiving top ratings for the
quality ofits childcare, had drawn the participation of dozens of
seniors,and was on a solid financial footing. Since that time,
theFriendship Center has doubled its physical size while
maintainingits maximum enrollment at 42, has been the subject of an
awardwinning video (The Friendship Center Experience) and
numerousmagazine and newspaper articles, and has continued to
attractinterested visitors looking to us as a model they can
emulate intheir own facilities.
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Renovated Senior Center Reopens In Carmel (2019)
CARMEL, NY — Putnam County has completely renovated its senior center on the east side of the county. The Carmel Friendship Center opened Thursday after 18 months' work. ...
